Wildlife Management at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,540 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University in 2021, 67 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.

WVU Wildlife Management Degrees Available

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

WVU Wildlife Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks wildlife programs across the country. The following shows how WVU 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 WVU 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 Schools	6
	7
Most Popular Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools	7
Most Focused Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools	9
Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools	9
Best Value Wildlife Management Schools	20

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in wildlife from WVU. This makes it the #7 most popular school for wildlife master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Wildlife Graduates from WVU Make?

The median salary of wildlife students who receive their bachelor's degree at WVU is $29,380. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 12% higher than the national average of $26,124 for all wildlife bachelor's degree recipients.

Wildlife Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 67 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in wildlife from WVU in 2021, 52% were men and 48% were women.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in wildlife at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in wildlife.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	62
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WVU Wildlife Management Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a master's degree in wildlife from WVU. About 44% of these graduates were women and the other 56% were men.

Of the students who received a wildlife master's degree from WVU, 89% 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 West Virginia University with a master's in wildlife.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WVU also has a doctoral program available in wildlife. In 2021, 0 student 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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Conservation Scientists	180	$50,210
Fish and Game Wardens	110	$46,490

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.