Wildlife Management at Mississippi State University

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and approximately 22,986 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.

Mississippi State Wildlife Management Degrees Available

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

Mississippi State Wildlife Management Rankings

The wildlife major at Mississippi 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in wildlife, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Wildlife Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Program

53% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of wildlife bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical wildlife bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at Mississippi State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in wildlife at Mississippi State 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 Mississippi State University with a bachelor's in wildlife.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	50
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Mississippi State Wildlife Management Master’s Program

33% Women

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of wildlife master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in wildlife each year. Mississippi State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

Of the students who received a wildlife master's degree from Mississippi 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 Mississippi State University with a master's in wildlife.

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

Concentrations Within Wildlife Management

Wildlife Management majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mississippi State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management	74

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 Mississippi State University.

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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