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2026 Highest Paid Wildlife Management Grads in Missouri

[Wildlife Management](/majors/natural-resources-conservation/wildlife-management/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. A top-earning program sends graduates into careers with strong starting pay.

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 Missouri

2026 Highest Paid Wildlife Management Grads in Missouri

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

Highest Paid Wildlife Management Graduates

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Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, MO

$41,041 Average Early-Career Salary

Northwest Missouri State University tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying wildlife management schools in Missouri. Northwest Missouri State University is a public school located in the town of Maryville. Wildlife Management graduates of Northwest Missouri State University earn a median of about $41,041 a year early in their careers.

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Missouri Western State University
Saint Joseph, MO

$32,199 Average Early-Career Salary

Missouri Western State University produces some of the highest-paid graduates in wildlife management, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the city of Saint Joseph, Missouri Western State University is a public institution. After graduating, wildlife management degree recipients from Missouri Western State University typically earn about $32,199 annually.

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Missouri State University Springfield
Springfield, MO

$26,549 Average Early-Career Salary

Strong graduate earnings at Missouri State University Springfield earned it the #3 place for wildlife management. Missouri State University Springfield is a public school located in the city of Springfield. Students who complete the wildlife management program here go on to a median salary of roughly $26,549.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled 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.