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2023 Most Popular Wildlife Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Wildlife Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Montana the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for wildlife management students working on their doctor’s degree. UM is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

Of the 8 students majoring in wildlife at UM, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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Out of the 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

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Out of the 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Wildlife Management at Brigham Young University - Provo Report

Best Wildlife Management Colleges by State

Explore the best wildlife management colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 11
Utah 56
Idaho 47
Montana 111
Wyoming 6

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 3 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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