Wildlife Management at Arkansas Tech University

If you are interested in studying wildlife management, you may want to check out the program at Arkansas Tech University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

ATU is located in Russellville, Arkansas and approximately 10,829 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 20 wildlife majors received their bachelor's degree from ATU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Wildlife Management section at the bottom of this page.

ATU Wildlife Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Wildlife
• Master’s Degree in Wildlife

ATU Wildlife Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks wildlife programs across the country. The following shows how ATU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The wildlife major at ATU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Wildlife Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	13
Most Popular Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32
	35
Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
Most Focused Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in wildlife from ATU. This makes it the #15 most popular school for wildlife master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of ATU Wildlife Graduates

The median salary of wildlife students who receive their bachelor's degree at ATU is $24,047. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $26,124 for all wildlife students.

Wildlife Student Demographics at ATU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the wildlife majors at Arkansas Tech University.

ATU Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a bachelor's degree in wildlife from ATU. About 40% of these graduates were women and the other 60% were men.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in wildlife at ATU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arkansas Tech University with a bachelor's in wildlife.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

ATU Wildlife Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a master's degree in wildlife from ATU. About 80% were men and 20% were women.

Of the students who received a wildlife master's degree from ATU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arkansas Tech University with a master's in wildlife.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

ATU also has a doctoral program available in wildlife. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Natural Resources Conservation

Careers That Wildlife Grads May Go Into

A degree in wildlife can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AR, the home state for Arkansas Tech University.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Conservation Scientists	130	$70,630

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Valis55 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.