by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in California” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Wildlife Management is the 186th most popular major in the country with 2,449 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, wildlife management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,447 and had an average of $23,043 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 188 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,631 and $19,394 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in California” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in wildlife management. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in wildlife management.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california wildlife students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Humboldt State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in California list. Humboldt State University is a public institution located in Arcata, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 96 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Wildlife Management at Humboldt State University
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #2 spot on the list. UC Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 88 ’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Wildlife Management at University of California - Davis
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Wildlife Major in California. UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s wildlife degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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