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Wildlife Management at University of Florida

If you are interested in studying wildlife management, you may want to check out the program at University of Florida. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and approximately 53,372 students attend the school each year. Of the 9,775 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Florida in 2021, 51 of them were wildlife management majors.

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.

UF Wildlife Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UF

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UF offers distance education options for wildlife at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

UF Wildlife Management Rankings

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

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 UF 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 12
Best Value Wildlife Management Schools 38

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in wildlife from UF. This makes it the #2 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.

Earnings of UF Wildlife Graduates

The median salary of wildlife students who receive their bachelor's degree at UF is $21,021. This is less than $26,124, which is the national average of all wildlife majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Wildlife Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Program

76% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 students earned a bachelor's degree in wildlife from UF. About 76% of these graduates were women and the other 24% were men.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in wildlife at UF are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Florida with a bachelor's in wildlife.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 34
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

UF Wildlife Management Master’s Program

75% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 wildlife majors earned their master's degree from UF. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women.

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Of the students who received a wildlife master's degree from UF, 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 University of Florida with a master's in wildlife.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 12
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 1,370 $51,950
Conservation Scientists 1,020 $40,620

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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