Wildlife Management at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 students attend the school each year. Of the 9,926 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Madison in 2021, 23 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.

UW - Madison Wildlife Management Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Wildlife Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks wildlife programs across the country. The following shows how UW - Madison 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 UW - Madison 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	4

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in wildlife from UW - Madison. This makes it the #16 most popular school for wildlife master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in wildlife, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Wildlife Graduates from UW - Madison Make?

The median salary of wildlife students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - Madison is $21,448. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $26,124 for all wildlife students.

Wildlife Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of wildlife bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

About 96% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in wildlife at UW - Madison 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 University of Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in wildlife.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UW - Madison Wildlife Management Master’s Program

Of the 4 wildlife students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UW - Madison, about 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a wildlife master's degree from UW - Madison, 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 University of Wisconsin - Madison with a master's in wildlife.

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

UW - Madison also has a doctoral program available in wildlife. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Natural Resource Management
• Forestry
• 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Conservation Scientists	670	$65,610
Fish and Game Wardens	340	$49,420
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	310	$59,090
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	60	$88,360

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 Czar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.