2023 Best Wildlife Management Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Wildlife Management Master'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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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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Featured Wildlife Management Programs
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2023 Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for wildlife majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Wildlife Management Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the best school in the United States for wildlife management students working on their master’s degree. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Clemson University is a great place for wildlife management students working on their master’s degree. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools list. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a great place for wildlife management students working on their master’s degree. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for wildlife management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #6, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for wildlife management students working on their master’s degree. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.
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Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for wildlife management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
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Utah State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools list. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.
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West Virginia University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree wildlife management programs. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Mississippi State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for wildlife management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public college with a very large student population.
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Wildlife Management Related Rankings by Major
Wildlife Management is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Wildlife
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| 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 16 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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