Wildlife Management at University of Alaska Fairbanks

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

UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and has a total student population of 6,813. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in wildlife from UAF.

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.

UAF Wildlife Management Degrees Available

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

UAF Wildlife Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the wildlife progam at UAF 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 UAF 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in wildlife from UAF. This makes it the #3 most popular school for wildlife master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in wildlife, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Wildlife Student Demographics at UAF

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

UAF Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in wildlife from UAF in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities in its wildlife bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alaska Fairbanks with a bachelor's in wildlife.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UAF Wildlife Management Master’s Program

The wildlife program at UAF awarded 14 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

Of the students who received a wildlife master's degree from UAF, 93% 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 University of Alaska Fairbanks with a master's in wildlife.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UAF also has a doctoral program available in wildlife. In 2021, 6 students 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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	670	$76,640
Conservation Scientists	180	$93,390

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 Burntorange72 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.