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Wildlife Management at Missouri Western State University

Wildlife Management at Missouri Western 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 Missouri Western State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Missouri Western is located in Saint Joseph, Missouri and approximately 4,911 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.

Missouri Western Wildlife Management Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Wildlife

Missouri Western Wildlife Management Rankings

The wildlife major at Missouri Western 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.

Wildlife Student Demographics at Missouri Western

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

Missouri Western Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Program

43% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of wildlife bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical wildlife bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at Missouri Western since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in wildlife at Missouri Western 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 Missouri Western State University with a bachelor's in wildlife.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 18
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Wildlife Management

If you plan to be a wildlife major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Missouri Western State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management 9

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 MO, the home state for Missouri Western State University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Conservation Scientists 560 $57,580
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 380 $52,990
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors 50 $76,630

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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