2024 Best Wildlife Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

a bachelor's degree in wildlife management is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #139 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of wildlife management. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 52 bachelor's degrees in wildlife management during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to wildlife management students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other wildlife management students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt wildlife management students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized wildlife management related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for wildlife management students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Wildlife Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Wildlife Management in Michigan

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for wildlife management students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Michigan Schools for a Bachelor's in Wildlife

1

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

42 Annual Graduates

$28,901 Median Starting Salary

$28,425 Median Student Debt

Michigan State University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in wildlife management. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Soon after graduation, wildlife bachelor's recipients generally make around $28,901 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in wildlife management from Michigan State University

2

Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI

10 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Michigan Technological University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in wildlife management. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in wildlife management from Michigan Technological University

Best Wildlife Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Wildlife Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	252	21
Wisconsin	213	88

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Rankings in Majors Related to Wildlife

One of 5 majors within the Natural Resources & Conservation area of study, Wildlife Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Wildlife Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management	52

Majors Similar to Wildlife

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation	551
Fisheries Sciences	43
Forestry	29
Natural Resource Management	23

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nicholas A. Tonelli. More about our data sources and methodologies.