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2023 Best Value Wildlife Management Master's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$23,864 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Wildlife Management Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 323 people earned a degree or certificate in wildlife management, making the major the #204 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Wildlife Management Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for wildlife students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for wildlife majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Wildlife Management Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found South Dakota State University to be the best value school for wildlife management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at South Dakota State are $16,917 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, South Dakota State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools list.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.

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#3

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Clemson University is a great value for wildlife management students working on their master’s degree. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Clemson are $23,246 a year.

Clemson excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools list.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Utah State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value wildlife management schools in the United States. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.

USU graduate students pay an average of $23,225 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Wildlife Management at Utah State University

#5

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Out of the 16 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Oregon State are $29,420 a year.

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#6

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

ATU graduate students pay an average of $12,450 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for wildlife management students working on their master’s degree. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 per year.

Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Wildlife Management at Iowa State University

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for wildlife management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Knoxville are $31,798 a year.

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#9

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mississippi State are $24,900 per year.

Full Wildlife Management at Mississippi State University Report

#10

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

With a ranking of #10, West Virginia University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for wildlife management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WVU are $26,676 a year.

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Wildlife Management by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Wildlife Management is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Wildlife

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 3,724
Natural Resource Management 1,073
Forestry 486
Fisheries Sciences 106
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 32

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.

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

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