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2023 Most Popular Wildlife Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region

9 Colleges
$25,120 Avg Salary
$23,552 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Wildlife Management 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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.

Check out the wildlife programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for wildlife management students. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Stevens Point.

The average amount in student loans that wildlife majors at UW - Stevens Point take out is $25,806.

Full Wildlife Management at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Report

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best wildlife management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

Wildlife majors at Michigan State take out an average of $28,668 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $431.

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#3

Hocking College

Nelsonville, OH

The excellent programs at Hocking College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best wildlife management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Hocking Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Nelsonville.

Wildlife majors at Hocking Technical College take out an average of $12,125 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Wildlife Management at Hocking College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Wildlife Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Otterbein University

Westerville, OH

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Otterbein University is a great place for wildlife management students. Located in the large suburb of Westerville, Otterbein is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, wildlife majors at Otterbein accumulate an average of around $26,050 in student debt.

Full Wildlife Management at Otterbein University Report

Michigan Technological University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Wildlife Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

Wildlife majors at Michigan Tech take out an average of $25,111 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#7

Zane State College

Zanesville, OH

With a ranking of #7, Zane State College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for wildlife management students. Zane State College is a small public school located in the distant town of Zanesville.

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With a ranking of #8, Southeastern Illinois College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for wildlife management students. Located in the rural area of Harrisburg, SIC is a public college with a small student population.

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Shawnee Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for wildlife management students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the remote area of Ullin, Shawnee Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Full Wildlife Management at Shawnee Community College Report

Best Wildlife Management Colleges by State

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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 9 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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