Wildlife Management at Sul Ross 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 Sul Ross State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Sul Ross is located in Alpine, Texas and approximately 2,345 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.

Sul Ross Wildlife Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Wildlife

Sul Ross Wildlife Management Rankings

Wildlife Student Demographics at Sul Ross

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

Sul Ross Wildlife Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of wildlife master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in wildlife each year. Sul Ross does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a wildlife master's degree from Sul Ross, 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 Sul Ross 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	5
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Sul Ross State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management	14

Related Majors

• 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 TX, the home state for Sul Ross State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Conservation Scientists	2,010	$57,990
Fish and Game Wardens	460	$66,130
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	400	$66,150
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	100	$87,130

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 Adavyd under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.