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 West Virginia University. 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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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 WVU was ranked #32 on College Factual's Best Schools for wildlife list. It is also ranked #1 in West Virginia.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at WVU paid an average of $1,055 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $374 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,976 | $25,320 |
| Books and Supplies | $950 | $950 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,948 | $10,948 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,250 | $3,250 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Wildlife students who received their bachelor’s degree at WVU took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 19% higher than the national average of $22,674.
The median early career salary of wildlife students who receive their bachelor’s degree from WVU is $30,047 per year. That is 23% higher than the national average of $24,411.
Online degrees for the WVU 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 WVU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 31.0% of the wildlife students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 54.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in wildlife at WVU in 2019-2020, 6.9% were 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 | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 54 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Wildlife Management students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management | 58 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Natural Resource Management | 32 |
| Forestry | 28 |
*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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