Wildlife Management at Oregon State University

What traits are you looking for in a wildlife school? To help you decide if Oregon State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's wildlife program.

Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and has a total student population of 32,312.

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.

Oregon State Wildlife Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Wildlife
• Doctorate Degree in Wildlife

Oregon State Wildlife Management Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in wildlife, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Wildlife Student Demographics at Oregon State

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

Oregon State Wildlife Management Master’s Program

Of the 8 wildlife students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Oregon State, about 13% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a wildlife master's degree from Oregon State, 88% 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 Oregon 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	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Natural Resources Conservation (Other)
• Forestry
• Fisheries Sciences
• Natural Resources Conservation
• Natural Resource Management

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 OR, the home state for Oregon State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	950	$73,430
Conservation Scientists	670	$76,790
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	80	$101,530

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 Gregkeene under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.