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University of Alaska Fairbanks BS in Wildlife Management

The main focus area for this major is Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Wildlife Management is a major offered under the natural resources and conservation program of study at University of Alaska Fairbanks. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in wildlife, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings
• Undergraduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• Related Majors
• Focus Areas
• References

Rankings for the UAF BS in Wildlife

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. UAF is in the top 10% of the country for wildlife. More specifically it was ranked #6 out of 55 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Alaska.

Here are some of the other rankings for UAF.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management (Income Over $110k)	1
Best Value Colleges for Wildlife Management (Income Over $110k)	1
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Wildlife Management Graduates	1
Highest Paid Wildlife Management Graduates	1
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Wildlife Management Graduates	1
Best Value Colleges for Wildlife Management (Income $75-$110k)	1
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management (With Aid)	1
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management (Income $75-$110k)	1
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management (Income $75-$110k)	2
Best Value Colleges for Wildlife Management (With Aid)	2
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management (Income $48-$75k)	2
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management (Income Over $110k)	2
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management (With Aid)	2
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management (Income $0-$30k)	3
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management (Income $48-$75k)	3
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management (Income $30-$48k)	3
Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management (Income $0-$30k)	4
Best Value Colleges for Wildlife Management (Income $0-$30k)	4
Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools	4
Best Value Colleges for Wildlife Management (Income $48-$75k)	4
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management	4
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management	4
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management (Income $30-$48k)	4
Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	5
Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	5
Best Value Colleges for Wildlife Management (Income $30-$48k)	5
Best Wildlife Management Schools	6
Best Wildlife Management Colleges for Veterans	7
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management	11
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management	12
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management	16
Best Value Colleges for Wildlife Management	18
Most Focused Colleges for Wildlife Management	21
Most Popular Colleges for Wildlife Management	32
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Management	32

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Wildlife from UAF Cost?

UAF Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UAF paid an average of $824 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $258 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,301	$23,319
Fees	$1,868	$2,519
Books and Supplies	$2,000	$2,000
On Campus Room and Board	$10,540	$10,540
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,650	$2,650

Learn more about UAF tuition and fees.

Does UAF Offer an Online BS in Wildlife?

UAF does not offer an online option for its wildlife bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UAF Online Learning page.

UAF Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Wildlife

There were 23 bachelor’s degrees in wildlife awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 78.3% of the wildlife students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 54.5%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 4.3% of wildlife bachelor’s degree recipients at UAF in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 18%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

BS in Wildlife Focus Areas at UAF

Wildlife Management students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management	23

Majors Related to a BS in Wildlife From UAF

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to wildlife management.

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation	11
Fisheries Sciences	1

View All Wildlife Management Related Majors >

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.