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.

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

UM Wildlife Management 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.

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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of wildlife bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

About 94% 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	3
White	58
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UM Wildlife Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of wildlife master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in wildlife each year. UM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 30% more men than average.

Of the students who received a wildlife master's degree from UM, 75% were white. This is below 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	1

Concentrations Within Wildlife Management

The following wildlife concentations are available at The University of Montana. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Montana. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management	81

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.