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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students received a bachelor's degree in wildlife from Michigan State.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Wildlife

Michigan State Wildlife Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the wildlife progam at Michigan State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Most Focused Wildlife Management Schools	63

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in wildlife from Michigan State. This makes it the #8 most popular school for wildlife master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Wildlife Graduates from Michigan State Make?

The median salary of wildlife students who receive their bachelor's degree at Michigan State is $28,901. This is 11% higher than $26,124, which is the national average for all wildlife bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 42 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Wildlife Management from Michigan State in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 62% were women.

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	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Michigan State Wildlife Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a master's degree in wildlife from Michigan State. About 38% were men and 63% were women.

Of the students who received a wildlife master's degree from Michigan State, 63% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the wildlife master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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	1
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Michigan State also has a doctoral program available in wildlife. In 2021, 14 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.