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2023 Best Wildlife Management Bachelor's Degree Schools

41 Colleges
$26,516 Avg Salary
$23,894 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Wildlife Management Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 2,449 people earned a degree or certificate in wildlife management, making the major the #186 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Wildlife Management Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 41 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the wildlife bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Wildlife Management Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found South Dakota State University to be the best school for wildlife management students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Nacogdoches.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best wildlife management schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

On average, wildlife graduates from UT Knoxville take out $25,613 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#5

Valley City State University

Valley City, ND

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Valley City State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Valley City State University is a small public school located in the town of Valley City.

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Utah State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.

Wildlife majors at USU take out an average of $23,726 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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With a ranking of #7, Michigan Technological University did quite well on this year’s best schools for wildlife management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Bemidji State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree wildlife management programs. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Bemidji.

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#9

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, wildlife majors at Michigan State accumulate an average of around $28,474 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $431, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well on this year’s best schools for wildlife management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Wildlife Management by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Wildlife Management is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 22,254
Natural Resource Management 2,933
Forestry 2,233
Fisheries Sciences 483
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 151

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Nicholas A. Tonelli.

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