2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management in the Far Western US Region

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In 2020-2021, 2,449 people earned their degree in wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management, making the major the 270th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 340 wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,423 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management. To top this list, a school must have a successful wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate”.

Top 4 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management in the Far Western US Region

1

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Alaska

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate. UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees to qualified students.

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2

Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Oregon State University is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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3

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, Washington

#11 overall quality in Far Western US

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 0 doctorate’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, California

#3 overall quality in Far Western US

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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• Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nicholas A. Tonelli.