Wildlife Management at Tennessee Technological University

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

Tennessee Tech University is located in Cookeville, Tennessee and approximately 10,177 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 50 wildlife majors received their bachelor's degree from Tennessee Tech University.

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.

Tennessee Tech University Wildlife Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Wildlife

Tennessee Tech University Wildlife Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks wildlife programs across the country. The following shows how Tennessee Tech University 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 Tennessee Tech University 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	9
Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14

How Much Do Wildlife Graduates from Tennessee Tech University Make?

The median salary of wildlife students who receive their bachelor's degree at Tennessee Tech University is $26,665. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $26,124 for all wildlife bachelor's degree recipients.

Wildlife Student Demographics at Tennessee Tech University

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

Tennessee Tech University Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Program

The wildlife program at Tennessee Tech University awarded 50 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 70% of these degrees went to men with the other 30% going to women.

About 96% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in wildlife at Tennessee Tech University 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 Tennessee Technological University with a bachelor's in wildlife.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	48
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Tennessee Tech University 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

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 TN, the home state for Tennessee Technological University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Conservation Scientists	140	$68,440
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	90	$65,550

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 Brian Stansberry under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.