2024 Best Wildlife Biology Master's Degree Schools

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Master's Degree in wildlife biology. It is ranked #831 out of 1172 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Wildlife Biology Master's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 19 master's degrees in wildlife biology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Wildlife Biology School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of wildlife biology for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality wildlife biology program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to wildlife biology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of wildlife biology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized wildlife biology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for wildlife biology students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Wildlife Biology Schools

The wildlife biology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Wildlife Biology Master's Degree Schools.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Wildlife Biology in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in wildlife biology.

Top Schools for a Master's in Wildlife Biology

1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Colorado State University - Fort Collins if you want to pursue a master's degree in wildlife biology. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in wildlife biology from Colorado State University - Fort Collins

2

Utah State University
Logan, UT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Utah State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in wildlife biology. USU is a very large public university located in the small city of Logan.More information about a master’s in wildlife biology from Utah State University

3

Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in wildlife biology needs to check out Frostburg State University. Located in the small suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in wildlife biology from Frostburg State University

4

University of Maine
Orono, ME

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in wildlife biology has to look into University of Maine. UMaine is a large public university located in the small suburb of Orono.More information about a master’s in wildlife biology from University of Maine

Wildlife Biology by Region

View the Best Wildlife Biology Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Wildlife Biology

Wildlife Biology is one of 5 different types of Zoology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Wildlife Biology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Entomology	142
Zoology/Animal Biology	81
Animal Behavior & Ethology	31
Other Zoology/Animal Biology	17
Animal Physiology	8

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.