Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management at Western New Mexico University

Every wildlife, fish & wildl&s science & 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, fish and wildlands science and management program at Western New Mexico University stacks up to those at other schools.

Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and has a total student population of 2,896.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management section at the bottom of this page.

Western New Mexico University Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management

Western New Mexico University Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Rankings

The wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management major at Western New Mexico University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & 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, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Student Demographics at Western New Mexico University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management majors at Western New Mexico University.

Western New Mexico University Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. The typical wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at Western New Mexico University since its program graduates 35% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities in its wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western New Mexico University with a bachelor's in wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Grads May Go Into

A degree in wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for Western New Mexico University.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Conservation Scientists	220	$68,710
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	180	$58,730

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 AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.