Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Wildlife Management Schools in Montana

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Wildlife Management Schools in Montana

4 Colleges
$21,601 Avg Salary
$25,979 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Wildlife Management School for You

Wildlife Management is the #22 most popular major in Montana with 111 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. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Wildlife Management Schools in Montana ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Montana to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Montana the most popular school in Montana for wildlife management students. UM is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

After completing their degree, wildlife graduates from UM carry an average student debt load of $25,979. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $260, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read More…

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Montana State University is a great place for wildlife management students. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

Full Wildlife Management at Montana State University Report

Out of the 4 schools in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Salish Kootenai College landed the # 3 spot on the list. SKC is a small public school located in the rural area of Pablo.

Read full report on Wildlife Management at Salish Kootenai College

#4

Miles Community College

Miles City, MT

Out of the 4 schools in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Miles Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Miles Community College is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Miles City.

Read More…

Best Wildlife Management Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Wildlife Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 11
Utah 56
Idaho 47
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 4 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.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.