2025 Best Wildlife Management Schools
44
Colleges in the United States
2,446
Wildlife Degrees Awarded
$30,836
Avg Early-Career Salary
Wildlife Management is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #186 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual reviewed 44 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of wildlife management. Combined, these schools handed out 2,446 degrees in wildlife management to qualified students.
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Featured Wildlife Management Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Choosing a Great Wildlife Management School
The wildlife program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Wildlife Management rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for wildlife management schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Wildlife Management Degree Level
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 Schools list to help you make the college decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
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Featured Wildlife Management Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Best Schools for Wildlife Management in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of wildlife degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Schools in Wildlife
It's difficult to beat University of Florida if you want to pursue a degree in wildlife management. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were approximately 70 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the wildlife program make about $23,715 in the first couple years of working.
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It's hard to beat Michigan State University if you wish to pursue a degree in wildlife management. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 84 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the wildlife program make about $27,762 in the first couple years of working.
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Bachelors
Degree Type
BS in Environmental Science - Natural Resources & Conservation
Program Name
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It's difficult to beat Virginia Tech if you want to pursue a degree in wildlife management. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were about 72 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the wildlife program make around $25,563 for their early career.
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Every student who is interested in wildlife management has to look into University of California - Davis. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.
There were about 100 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the wildlife program state that they receive average early career earnings of $29,896.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In WI
32
Wildlife Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were about 32 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.
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South Dakota State is a fairly large public university located in the town of Brookings. This university ranks 3rd out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.
There were roughly 41 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at South Dakota State in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the wildlife management degree program at South Dakota State University make $8,647 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In OR
81
Wildlife Degrees Awarded
Oregon State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Corvallis. This university ranks 2nd out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 81 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In SC
40
Wildlife Degrees Awarded
Clemson is a very large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Clemson. A Best Colleges rank of #149 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.
There were roughly 40 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent data year.
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Located in the distant town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 35th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 65 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at UW - Stevens Point in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the wildlife program state that they receive average early career income of $27,273.
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Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 12 colleges for overall quality in the state of Montana.
There were approximately 80 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at UM in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the wildlife program earn an average of $28,339 for their early career.
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