Wildlife Biology at University of Wyoming

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every wildlife biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the wildlife biology program at University of Wyoming stacks up to those at other schools.

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and has a total student population of 11,829.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Wildlife Biology section at the bottom of this page.

UW Wildlife Biology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Wildlife Biology

UW Wildlife Biology Rankings

The wildlife biology major at UW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Wildlife Biology. 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.

Wildlife Biology Student Demographics at UW

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

UW Wildlife Biology Bachelor’s Program

42% Women

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of wildlife biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical wildlife biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at UW since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in wildlife biology at UW 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 Wyoming with a bachelor's in wildlife biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Zoology/Animal Biology

Careers That Wildlife Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in wildlife biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	310	$62,040

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
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