by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Wildlife Management is the 186th most popular major in the country with 2,449 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, wildlife management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,447 and had an average of $23,043 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,716 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major” ranking looked at 60 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in wildlife management. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their wildlife management program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major”.
Out of the 60 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Unity College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Unity, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 40 degrees to qualified bachelors’s wildlife students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Delaware Valley University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major. Delaware Valley University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major list. This small school is located in Paul Smiths, New York, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Wildlife Management at Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Humboldt State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Arcata, California, and it awarded 96 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 60 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Cobleskill landed the #5 spot on the list. SUNY Cobleskill is a small public school situated in Cobleskill, New York. It awarded 25 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
Juniata College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major ranking, coming in at #6. Juniata is located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s wildlife degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, College of the Ozarks did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major list. College of the Ozarks is located in Point Lookout, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s wildlife degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #9, Otterbein University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major list. Otterbein is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Westerville, Ohio. It awarded 21 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Tarleton State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major ranking. Tarleton State University is a fairly large public school situated in Stephenville, Texas. It awarded 89 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
Valley City State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major ranking. Valley City State University is a small public school situated in Valley City, North Dakota. It awarded 11 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Wildlife Management at Valley City State University
With a ranking of #12, Bemidji State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major list. Bemidji State University is located in Bemidji, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s wildlife degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Wildlife Management at Bemidji State University
Tennessee Technological University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major list. Tennessee Technological University is located in Cookeville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 bachelors’s wildlife degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #14, The University of Montana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major list. The University of Montana is located in Missoula, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 64 bachelors’s wildlife degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Wildlife Management at The University of Montana
Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major ranking, coming in at #15. Kingsville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s wildlife degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Wildlife Management at Texas A&M University - Kingsville
With a ranking of #16, University of Maine did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major list. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s wildlife degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
South Dakota State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major ranking. South Dakota State University is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s wildlife degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Wildlife Management at South Dakota State University
Dakota Wesleyan University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major ranking. Dakota Wesleyan University is a small school located in Mitchell, South Dakota that handed out 3 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Wildlife Management at Dakota Wesleyan University
With a ranking of #19, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major list. This small school is located in Humacao, , and it awarded 7 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Wildlife Management at University of Puerto Rico - Humacao
University of Idaho landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major ranking. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school awarded 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s wildlife students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Wildlife Management at University of Idaho
Salish Kootenai College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major ranking. This small school is located in Pablo, Montana, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #22, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major list. Mississippi State is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Wildlife Management at Mississippi State
University of Alaska Fairbanks ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major list. Located in Fairbanks, Alaska, this medium-sized public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s wildlife students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Alaska Fairbanks Wildlife Management Report
With a ranking of #24, Missouri Western State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major list. Missouri Western is located in Saint Joseph, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s wildlife degrees to qualified students.
Full Missouri Western State University Wildlife Management Report
West Virginia University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Major ranking. West Virginia University is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Wildlife Management at West Virginia University
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