Wildlife Management at Mississippi State University

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. In 2021, 60 wildlife majors received their bachelor's degree from Mississippi 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.

Mississippi State Wildlife Management Degrees Available

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

Mississippi State Wildlife Management Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Wildlife Management Graduate Certificate Schools	4
Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools	10

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in wildlife from Mississippi State. This makes it the #3 most popular school for wildlife master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Mississippi State Wildlife Graduates

The median salary of wildlife students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mississippi State is $27,924. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $26,124 for all wildlife bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 60 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in wildlife from Mississippi State. About 47% were men and 53% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in wildlife at Mississippi State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its wildlife bachelor's program than the national average.*

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	7
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	48
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Mississippi State Wildlife Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 wildlife majors earned their master's degree from Mississippi State. Of these graduates, 79% were men and 21% were women.

Of the students who received a wildlife master's degree from Mississippi State, 86% were white. This is above average 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	0
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mississippi State also has a doctoral program available in wildlife. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Natural Resources Conservation
• 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.