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Wildlife Management at Hocking College

If you are interested in studying Wildlife Management, you may want to check out the program at Hocking College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Hocking College is located in Nelsonville, OH.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 47 wildlife management degrees were granted at Hocking College.

Online Class Availability at Hocking College

Online coursework is an option at Hocking College. Of 1,486 students, 237 (16%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 645 (43%) took at least some classes online.

Wildlife Management Rankings at Hocking College

These rankings give you a sense of how Hocking College’s Wildlife Management program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Ohio	#1 of 2
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#1 of 6
Best Value	Ohio	#1 of 2
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#2 of 6
Best Value	Nationwide	#14 of 57
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#21 of 57

Earnings for Wildlife Management Graduates from Hocking College

Graduates of Hocking College’s Wildlife Management program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$22,254
2 years	$26,519
3 years	$32,482
4 years	$36,219
5 years	$39,349

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Wildlife Management graduates from Hocking College earn a median of $36,219, compared with $39,592 for all Hocking College graduates — about 9% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Wildlife Management graduates from Hocking College is $12,500.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Wildlife Management graduates at Hocking College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Wildlife Management graduates at Hocking College are 57% women (27) and 43% men (20).

Wildlife Management Associate’s Program at Hocking College

Of the 47 associate’s wildlife management graduates at Hocking College, 57% were women (27) and 43% were men (20).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Wildlife Management associate’s degree recipients at Hocking College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	43
Hispanic / Latino	1
Two or More Races	2
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 6% of Wildlife Management associate’s degree recipients at Hocking College, below the national average of 14%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Wildlife Management Concentrations at Hocking College

This Wildlife Management program at Hocking College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Wildlife & Wildlands Science	47

Highest-Paying Careers for Wildlife Management Graduates

Graduates of the Wildlife Management program at Hocking College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Wildlife Management majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Conservation Scientists	$81,436
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,966
Park Naturalists	$76,516
Range Managers	$59,935
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$55,554

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.