Wildlife Management at East Mississippi Community College

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

EMCC is located in Scooba, Mississippi and has a total student population of 3,392.

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.

EMCC Wildlife Management Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Wildlife

EMCC Wildlife Management Rankings

Wildlife Student Demographics at EMCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the wildlife majors at East Mississippi Community College.

EMCC Wildlife Management Associate’s Program

25% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of wildlife associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in wildlife only graduates about 45% men each year. The program at EMCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 30% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in wildlife at EMCC are white. Around 75% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. EMCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in wildlife graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from East Mississippi Community College with a associate's in wildlife.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Wildlife Management

The following wildlife concentations are available at East Mississippi Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from East Mississippi Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management	3

Forestry

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 MS, the home state for East Mississippi Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Conservation Scientists	770	$54,870
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	210	$68,000
Fish and Game Wardens	40	$43,490

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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