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2023 Most Popular Wildlife Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Wildlife Management Doctor'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 Most Popular Wildlife Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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 doctor's degree.

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for wildlife management students working on their doctor’s degree. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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

Full Wildlife Management at Michigan State University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for wildlife management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in wildlife at the school are women while 20% are male.

Full Wildlife Management at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

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 2 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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