2026 Best Value Wildlife Management Schools in North Dakota
[Wildlife Management](/majors/natural-resources-conservation/wildlife-management/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong wildlife management education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for wildlife management students.
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2026 Best Value Wildlife Management Schools in North Dakota
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
Valley City State University tops our 2026 list of the best value wildlife management schools in North Dakota. Set in the town of Valley City, Valley City State University is a mid-sized public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $8,580, while out-of-state students pay about $13,544. Students borrow a median of $25,500 to complete the wildlife management program here. Wildlife Management graduates of Valley City State University earn a median of $44,253 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $25,500 median debt. Valley City State University admits about 99% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced 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 · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 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).
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