Wildlife Management at Murray State University

If you plan to study wildlife management, take a look at what Murray State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and has a total student population of 9,449. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in wildlife from Murray 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.

Murray State Wildlife Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Wildlife

Murray State Wildlife Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks wildlife programs across the country. The following shows how Murray State performed in these rankings.

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 Murray 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
Best Value Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Best Wildlife Management Schools	43

How Much Do Wildlife Graduates from Murray State Make?

The median salary of wildlife students who receive their bachelor's degree at Murray State is $24,130. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $26,124 for all wildlife students.

Wildlife Student Demographics at Murray State

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

Murray State Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in wildlife from Murray State. About 35% were men and 65% were women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in wildlife at Murray 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 Murray State University with a bachelor's in wildlife.

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

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

Related Majors

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 KY, the home state for Murray State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	250	$59,190
Conservation Scientists	140	$67,440

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.