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Wildlife Management at Virginia Tech

Wildlife Management at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024.

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.

Virginia Tech Wildlife Management Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Wildlife

Virginia Tech Wildlife Management Rankings

The wildlife major at Virginia Tech 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.

Wildlife Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Program

62% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of wildlife bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in wildlife at Virginia Tech are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 60
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Wildlife Management

Wildlife Management majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Tech. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management 54

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Conservation Scientists 600 $75,370
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 250 $64,970
Fish and Game Wardens 210 $50,750

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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