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2026 Best Value Wildlife Management Schools in Ohio

[Wildlife Management](/majors/natural-resources-conservation/wildlife-management/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for wildlife management students.

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• Best Value Wildlife Management Schools in Ohio

2026 Best Value Wildlife Management Schools in Ohio

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the wildlife management degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Wildlife Management Schools

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Hocking College
Nelsonville, OH

$5,646 In-State Tuition & Fees

$12,500 Avg Student Debt

$37,791 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in wildlife management, no school beat Hocking College this year. Located in the rural area of Nelsonville, Hocking College is a mid-sized public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $5,646, compared with $10,290 for out-of-state students. Wildlife Management graduates carry a median of $12,500 in student loans. Early-career wildlife management graduates make about $26,914. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

2

Otterbein University
Westerville, OH

$35,548 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,850 Avg Student Debt

$53,313 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Otterbein University earned it the #2 place for wildlife management. Located in the suburb of Westerville, Otterbein University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $35,548. Wildlife Management graduates carry a median of $25,850 in student loans. Soon after graduation, wildlife management degree recipients from Otterbein University generally make around $19,801. That is a strong return on a $25,850 median debt. Otterbein University admits about 84% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.