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2023 Most Popular Wildlife Management Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Wildlife Management Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Wildlife Management Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Our analysis found Oregon State University to be the most popular school for wildlife management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

Women make up 77% of the wildlife majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at American Public University System helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular wildlife management schools in the United States. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Wildlife Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in wildlife at the school are women while 50% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Wildlife Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the remote town of Murray, Murray State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Out of the 6 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the # 4 spot 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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Out of the 6 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 4 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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Wildlife Management by Region

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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 6 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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