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2026 Highest Paid Wildlife Management Grads in the Rocky Mountains Region

[Wildlife Management](/majors/natural-resources-conservation/wildlife-management/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The highest-paying schools turn a wildlife management degree into the strongest early-career earnings.

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 Rocky Mountains Region

2026 Highest Paid Wildlife Management Grads in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Highest Paid Wildlife Management Graduates

1

Brigham Young University Idaho
Rexburg, ID

$39,896 Average Early-Career Salary

Leading the list is Brigham Young University Idaho, our #1 for wildlife management graduate salaries in the Rocky Mountains Region. Set in the town of Rexburg, Brigham Young University Idaho is a private not-for-profit institution. Wildlife Management graduates of Brigham Young University Idaho earn a median of about $39,896 a year early in their careers.

2

University Of Idaho
Moscow, ID

$46,473 Average Early-Career Salary

Strong graduate earnings at University Of Idaho earned it the #2 place for wildlife management. Located in the town of Moscow, University Of Idaho is a public institution. Early-career wildlife management graduates from University Of Idaho make a median of around $46,473 per year.

3

The University Of Montana
Missoula, MT

$40,484 Average Early-Career Salary

Strong graduate earnings at The University Of Montana earned it the #3 place for wildlife management. Located in the city of Missoula, The University Of Montana is a public institution. Wildlife Management graduates of The University Of Montana earn a median of about $40,484 a year early in their careers.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries wildlife management graduates go on to earn early in their careers, 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.