Wildlife Management isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #186 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Wildlife Management Schools in Missouri ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 66 degrees in wildlife management during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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. For our Best Overall Wildlife Management School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Wildlife Management Schools in Missouri list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the wildlife degree levels they offer.
It is difficult to beat Missouri State University - Springfield if you want to pursue a degree in wildlife management. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #427 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Missouri State is a great university overall.
There were about 32 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, wildlife degree recipients generally make an average of $27,811 at the beginning of their careers.
Northwest Missouri State University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in wildlife management. Located in the town of Maryville, Northwest is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 19th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 15 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at Northwest in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the wildlife program make around $24,340 in their early career salary.
Any student who is interested in wildlife management has to check out Missouri Western State University. Missouri Western is a small public university located in the small city of Saint Joseph. This university ranks 38th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 9 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at Missouri Western in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the wildlife program report average early career wages of $26,250.
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).