2024 Best Wildlife Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Wildlife Managementmaster's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #208 out of the 343 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

There was only one school in the Southwest Region to review for the 2024 Best Wildlife Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Master's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..

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More Ways to Rank Wildlife Management Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Wildlife Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Wildlife Management in the Southwest Region

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

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Wildlife

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX

10 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in wildlife management has to take a look at Texas Tech University. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in wildlife management from Texas Tech University

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM

7 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat New Mexico State University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a master's degree in wildlife management. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in wildlife management from New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Best Wildlife Management Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	235	32
New Mexico	114	7

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Wildlife Management Related Rankings by Major

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

Wildlife Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management	39

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation	278
Natural Resource Management	38
Forestry	16

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.