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2026 Highest Paid Wildlife Management Grads in the Far Western Region

[Wildlife Management](/majors/natural-resources-conservation/wildlife-management/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The schools below stand out for the salaries their wildlife management graduates go on to command.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the early-career earnings of their wildlife management graduates.

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• Highest Paid Wildlife Management Grads in the Far Western Region

2026 Highest Paid Wildlife Management Grads in the Far Western Region

Below are the schools whose wildlife management graduates go on to earn the most.

Highest Paid Wildlife Management Graduates

1

University Of Nevada Reno
Reno, NV

$33,351 Average Early-Career Salary

University Of Nevada Reno earned the #1 spot for highest-paid wildlife management graduates in the Far Western Region. University Of Nevada Reno is a public school located in the city of Reno. Students who complete the wildlife management program here go on to a median salary of roughly $33,351.

2

Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA

$41,148 Average Early-Career Salary

A rank of #2 makes Humboldt State University one of the highest-paying schools for wildlife management. Located in the town of Arcata, Humboldt State University is a public institution. Early-career wildlife management graduates from Humboldt State University make a median of around $41,148 per year.

3

University Of California Davis
Davis, CA

$29,896 Average Early-Career Salary

Strong graduate earnings at University Of California Davis earned it the #3 place for wildlife management. Located in the suburb of Davis, University Of California Davis is a public institution. After graduating, wildlife management degree recipients from University Of California Davis typically earn about $29,896 annually.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their wildlife management graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• 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 our data about colleges.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.