2024 Best Wildlife Management Schools in the New England Region
4Colleges in the New England Region
149Wildlife Degrees Awarded
$26,287Avg Early-Career Salary
Wildlife Management is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #186 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of wildlife management. Combined, these schools handed out 149 degrees in wildlife management to qualified students.
The wildlife program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Wildlife Management rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for wildlife management schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The wildlife school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Wildlife Management Schools in the New England Region.
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Best Schools for Wildlife Management in the New England Region
The schools below may not offer all types of wildlife degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in wildlife management. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #233 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNH is a great university overall.
There were roughly 26 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the wildlife program earn around $24,682 in their early career salary.
It is hard to beat University of Rhode Island if you want to pursue a degree in wildlife management. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #320 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means URI is a great university overall.
There were approximately 34 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent data year. After graduating, wildlife degree recipients usually earn about $24,424 at the beginning of their careers.
Unity College is a good choice for students interested in a degree in wildlife management. Unity is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of New Gloucester. This college ranks 8th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were roughly 40 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at Unity in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the wildlife program state that they receive average early career income of $24,558.
University of Maine is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in wildlife management. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 19th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were about 49 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at UMaine in the most recent data year. Those wildlife management students who get their degree from University of Maine earn $5,197 more than the standard wildlife graduate.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).