2024 Best Wildlife Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region
6Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
269Wildlife Degrees Awarded
$25,120Avg Early-Career Salary
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.
College Factual reviewed 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of wildlife management. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 269 degrees in wildlife management during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Your choice of wildlife management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Wildlife Management in the Great Lakes Region
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.
Every student pursuing a degree in wildlife management needs to check out Michigan State University. Michigan State is a very large public university located in the city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 84 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the wildlife management program at Michigan State University get $3,781 more than the standard college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great option for students interested in a degree in wildlife management. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were roughly 32 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the wildlife program make an average of $21,448 for their early career.
Michigan Technological University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in wildlife management. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Houghton. A Best Colleges rank of #112 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Michigan Tech is a great university overall.
There were approximately 16 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at Michigan Tech in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point if you wish to pursue a degree in wildlife management. UW - Stevens Point is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Stevens Point. This university ranks 26th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 65 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at UW - Stevens Point in the most recent data year. After graduating, wildlife degree recipients usually make around $26,124 at the beginning of their careers.
Otterbein is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Westerville. This university ranks 24th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 20 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at Otterbein 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 $26,871.
Located in the town of Nelsonville, Hocking Technical College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 70th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 25 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at Hocking Technical College in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the wildlife program earn about $22,254 in the first couple years of working.
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).
Your choice of wildlife management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
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