by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Nevada - Reno. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in wildlife, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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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. The bachelor's program at UNR was ranked #38 on College Factual's Best Schools for wildlife list. It is also ranked #1 in Nevada.
Here are some of the other rankings for UNR.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UNR paid an average of $530 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $263 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,901 | $23,554 |
| Fees | $794 | $794 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,216 | $12,216 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,370 | $4,370 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Wildlife students who received their bachelor’s degree at UNR took out an average of $21,250 in student loans. That is 6% lower than the national average of $22,674.
The median early career salary of wildlife students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UNR is $25,525 per year. That is 5% higher than the national average of $24,411.
Online degrees for the UNR wildlife bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UNR Online Learning page.
About 68.6% of the students who received their BS in wildlife in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 54.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in wildlife at UNR in 2019-2020, 20.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 18%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 28 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Wildlife Management students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management | 35 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to wildlife management.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation | 43 |
| Forestry | 10 |
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*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.
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