2024 Best Wildlife Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Wildlife Management isn't the most popular doctorate program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #139 in popularity out of 306 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for wildlife management students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 2 doctor's degrees in wildlife management to qualified students.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to wildlife management students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other wildlife management students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt wildlife management students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized wildlife management related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for wildlife management students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The wildlife 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 Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Wildlife Management in the Plains States Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for wildlife management students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Doctorate in Wildlife

1

South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

2 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in wildlife management has to look into South Dakota State University. South Dakota State is a large public university located in the remote town of Brookings.More information about a doctorate in wildlife management from South Dakota State University

2

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Iowa State University is a good choice for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in wildlife management. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in wildlife management from Iowa State University

Best Wildlife Management Colleges by State

Explore the best wildlife management colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Iowa	110	0
South Dakota	45	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Wildlife

One of 5 majors within the Natural Resources & Conservation area of study, Wildlife Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Wildlife Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management	2

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation	30
Natural Resource Management	1
Forestry	1

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nicholas A. Tonelli. More about our data sources and methodologies.