Wildlife Management at The University of Montana

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

UM is located in Missoula, Montana and approximately 9,808 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 64 wildlife majors received their bachelor's degree from UM.

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.

UM Wildlife Management Degrees Available

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

UM Wildlife Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the wildlife progam at UM compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The wildlife major at UM 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
Most Popular Wildlife Management Graduate Certificate Schools	3
Most Popular Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Best Value Wildlife Management Doctor’s Degree Schools	9
Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools	16
Most Focused Wildlife Management Schools	17

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in wildlife from UM. This makes it the #18 most popular school for wildlife master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in wildlife, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Wildlife Graduates from UM Make?

The median salary of wildlife students who receive their bachelor's degree at UM is $21,601. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $26,124 for all wildlife students.

Wildlife Student Demographics at UM

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

UM Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Program

The wildlife program at UM awarded 64 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 64% of these degrees went to men with the other 36% going to women.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in wildlife at UM 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 The University of Montana with a bachelor's in wildlife.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	58
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UM Wildlife Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a master's degree in wildlife from UM. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a wildlife master's degree from UM, 100% 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 The University of Montana with a master's in wildlife.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UM also has a doctoral program available in wildlife. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Natural Resources Conservation (Other)
• Forestry
• Natural Resource Management
• 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 MT, the home state for The University of Montana.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Conservation Scientists	570	$64,480
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	360	$66,770
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	100	$72,640
Fish and Game Wardens	100	$50,820

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 Djembayz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.