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2023 Most Popular 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Wildlife Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs 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 University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point to be the most popular school for wildlife management students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Stevens Point.

Of the 65 students majoring in wildlife at UW - Stevens Point, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for wildlife management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

About 62% of the students majoring in wildlife at the school are women while 38% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, wildlife graduates from Michigan State carry an average student debt load of $28,474. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $431.

Full Wildlife Management at Michigan State University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for wildlife management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in wildlife at UW - Madison, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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#4

Otterbein University

Westerville, OH

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Otterbein University is a great place for wildlife management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Westerville, Otterbein is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in wildlife at Otterbein, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Michigan Technological University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular wildlife management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

Of the 10 students majoring in wildlife at Michigan Tech, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Best Wildlife Management Colleges by State

Explore the best wildlife management colleges 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.

  • 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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