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2025 Best Wildlife Management Doctor's Degree Schools

8 Colleges in the United States
53 Doctor's Degrees
Wildlife Management isn't the most popular doctorate program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #139 in popularity out of 306 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Wildlife Management Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 53 doctor's degrees in wildlife management during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Wildlife Management School for Your Doctor's Degree

Best Wildlife Management Doctor's Degree Schools The wildlife doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for wildlife management students working on their doctor's degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Wildlife Management Doctor's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Wildlife Management in the United States

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for wildlife management students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Wildlife

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
10 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Michigan State University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in wildlife management. Michigan State is a very large public university located in the small city of East Lansing.More information about a doctorate in wildlife management from Michigan State University

2
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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
4 Annual Graduates

University of Florida is a wonderful option for students interested in a doctor's degree in wildlife management. UF is a fairly large public university located in the city of Gainesville.More information about a doctorate in wildlife management from University of Florida

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
2 Annual Graduates

Clemson University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in wildlife management. Located in the midsize suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in wildlife management from Clemson University

4
4 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Oregon State University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in wildlife management. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in wildlife management from Oregon State University

5
1 Annual Graduates

Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in wildlife management from South Dakota State University

6
3 Annual Graduates

UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison.More information about a doctorate in wildlife management from University of Wisconsin - Madison

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1 Annual Graduates

Iowa State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ames.More information about a doctorate in wildlife management from Iowa State University

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5 Annual Graduates

UM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Missoula.More information about a doctorate in wildlife management from The University of Montana

Wildlife Management by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
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Wildlife Management is one of 5 different types of Natural Resources & Conservation programs to choose from.

Wildlife Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management 53

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 460
Forestry 106
Natural Resource Management 26
Fisheries Sciences 13

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