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2023 Best Wildlife Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

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

Wildlife Management is the #186 most popular major in the country with 2,449 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for wildlife majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Wildlife Management

Our analysis found Michigan Technological University to be the best school for wildlife management students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best wildlife management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

On average, wildlife graduates from Michigan State take out $28,474 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $431.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is a great place for wildlife management students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW - Stevens Point is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Stevens Point.

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#4

Otterbein University

Westerville, OH

Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Otterbein University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Westerville, Otterbein is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Wildlife Management Colleges by State

Explore the best wildlife management schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 74
Ohio 71
Illinois 0
Wisconsin 97

One of 5 majors within the area of study, wildlife management has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 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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