Best Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management Degrees in the US by ROI

Top colleges ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment across all active states. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Programs Analyzed

30

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

-$313,531

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$26,827

Cost of attendance

# College State 20-Yr Net ROI Median Salary Annual Cost Avg Debt
1 Stephen F Austin State University

Grad rate: 52.4%

 TX -$40,974 $46,890 $24,231 $31,000 Full ROI →
2 Valley City State University

Grad rate: 47.8%

 ND -$136,377 $41,045 $20,713 $25,500 Full ROI →
3 South Dakota State University

Grad rate: 59.5%

 SD -$156,501 $40,401 $22,761 $24,798 Full ROI →
4 Northwest Missouri State University

Grad rate: 55.6%

 MO -$229,984 $35,082 $22,906 N/A Full ROI →
5 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Grad rate: 56.0%

 WI -$243,776 $35,297 $18,804 $25,556 Full ROI →
6 New Mexico State University-Main Campus

Grad rate: 51.6%

 NM -$251,886 $34,702 $20,930 $16,449 Full ROI →
7 University of Maine

Grad rate: 55.9%

 ME -$256,817 $36,258 $26,418 $26,893 Full ROI →
8 University of Idaho

Grad rate: 61.0%

 ID -$261,171 $35,264 $22,669 $26,500 Full ROI →
9 Mississippi State University

Grad rate: 63.0%

 MS -$262,670 $35,989 $26,922 $25,750 Full ROI →
10 Eastern Kentucky University

Grad rate: 49.5%

 KY -$270,212 $34,240 $22,265 $19,224 Full ROI →
11 Arkansas Tech University

Grad rate: 48.8%

 AR -$284,599 $33,461 $21,536 $20,500 Full ROI →
12 Tarleton State University

Grad rate: 48.3%

 TX -$285,924 $32,300 $22,981 N/A Full ROI →
13 Auburn University

Grad rate: 80.0%

 AL -$287,337 $36,251 $34,402 $25,740 Full ROI →
14 Tennessee Technological University

Grad rate: 57.0%

 TN -$295,830 $33,199 $25,338 $13,673 Full ROI →
15 West Virginia University

Grad rate: 61.7%

 WV -$301,847 $33,297 $23,678 $24,500 Full ROI →
16 Michigan State University

Grad rate: 81.9%

 MI -$302,845 $34,882 $30,528 $28,425 Full ROI →
17 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Grad rate: 73.0%

 TN -$313,742 $34,667 $32,658 $27,000 Full ROI →
18 University of Nevada-Reno

Grad rate: 62.1%

 NV -$340,040 $31,366 $24,702 $21,150 Full ROI →
19 University of Delaware

Grad rate: 79.2%

 DE -$341,670 $32,512 $29,347 $25,572 Full ROI →
20 The University of Montana

Grad rate: 45.9%

 MT -$364,426 $30,215 $23,744 $25,000 Full ROI →
21 University of Georgia

Grad rate: 87.6%

 GA -$370,661 $30,652 $27,436 $25,154 Full ROI →
22 University of Wisconsin-Madison

Grad rate: 89.3%

 WI -$377,940 $28,657 $27,770 N/A Full ROI →
23 Washington State University

Grad rate: 62.0%

 WA -$388,184 $28,026 $27,176 N/A Full ROI →
24 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

Grad rate: 77.1%

 NH -$389,778 $31,247 $34,567 $27,000 Full ROI →
25 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Grad rate: 86.3%

 VA -$395,445 $30,087 $32,040 $21,500 Full ROI →
26 University of Rhode Island

Grad rate: 71.4%

 RI -$395,466 $30,431 $32,584 $25,000 Full ROI →
27 University of Florida

Grad rate: 90.7%

 FL -$426,333 $26,436 $21,719 $20,872 Full ROI →
28 Unity Environmental University

Grad rate: 54.6%

 ME -$441,330 $25,939 $20,915 $27,000 Full ROI →
29 California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt

Grad rate: 46.1%

 CA -$461,683 $25,317 $24,412 $22,500 Full ROI →
30 Delaware Valley University

Grad rate: 53.2%

 PA -$530,491 $28,991 $58,661 $26,420 Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.

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