Wildlife Management at Michigan State University

Every wildlife management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the wildlife program at Michigan State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and approximately 49,695 students attend the school each year.

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.

Michigan State Wildlife Management Degrees Available

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

Michigan State Wildlife Management Rankings

The wildlife major at Michigan State 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.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in wildlife, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Wildlife Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of wildlife bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical wildlife bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at Michigan State since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in wildlife at Michigan State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	57
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Michigan State Wildlife Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of wildlife master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a wildlife master's degree from Michigan State, 83% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Wildlife Management

The following wildlife concentations are available at Michigan State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Michigan State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management	64

Related Majors

• Forestry
• Natural Resource Management
• 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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Conservation Scientists	370	$63,460
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	320	$65,220
Fish and Game Wardens	200	$58,740
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	40	$95,920

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 Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.