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2023 Most Popular Wildlife Management Bachelor's Degree Schools

60 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.

The Most Popular Wildlife Management Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 60 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Wildlife Management program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found Humboldt State University to be the most popular school for wildlife management students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. Located in the town of Arcata, Humboldt State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in wildlife at the school are women while 42% are male.

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#2

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Tarleton State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular wildlife management schools in the United States. Tarleton is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stephenville.

Women make up 60% of the wildlife majors at the school.

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Out of the 60 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 3 spot on the list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

Women make up 80% of the wildlife majors at the school.

Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $297.

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#4

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 48% of the wildlife majors at the school.

Wildlife majors at WVU take out an average of $25,788 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $268, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 54% of the students majoring in wildlife at the school are women while 46% are male.

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The University of Montana came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 36% of the students majoring in wildlife at the school are women while 64% are male.

On average, wildlife graduates from UM take out $27,938 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $260, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#7

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

With a ranking of #7, Mississippi State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for wildlife management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 60 students majoring in wildlife at Mississippi State, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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#8

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 56% of the wildlife majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, wildlife majors at Virginia Tech accumulate an average of around $21,933 in student debt.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

About 52% of the students majoring in wildlife at the school are women while 48% are male.

Wildlife majors at UT Knoxville take out an average of $25,613 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#9

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 65% of the wildlife majors at the school.

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#9

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, PA

Delaware Valley University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Doylestown, DelVal is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in wildlife at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Wildlife Management Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
12 University of Florida Gainesville, FL

Wildlife Management by Region

View the Most Popular Wildlife Management Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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