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2023 Most Popular Wildlife Management Schools in the Southwest Region

15 Colleges
$33,486 Avg Salary
$22,583 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

#1

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

Our analysis found Tarleton State University to be the most popular school for wildlife management students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the remote town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the # 2 spot on the list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great place for wildlife management students. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

The average amount in student loans that wildlife majors at NAU take out is $19,250.

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The excellent programs at New Mexico State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best wildlife management schools in the Southwest Region . NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces.

On average, wildlife graduates from NMSU Main Campus take out $20,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Wildlife Management at New Mexico State University - Main Campus Report

Out of the 15 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Texas Junior College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Southwest Texas Junior College is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Uvalde.

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With a ranking of #6, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for wildlife management students. Located in the remote town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, wildlife majors at SFASU accumulate an average of around $28,000 in student debt.

Full Wildlife Management at Stephen F Austin State University Report

Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for wildlife management students. It came in at #7 on the list. Texas A&M Commerce is a large public school located in the town of Commerce.

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With a ranking of #8, Sul Ross State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for wildlife management students. Sul Ross is a small public school located in the remote town of Alpine.

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#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular wildlife management programs. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular wildlife management programs. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Full Wildlife Management at University of Arizona Report

Best Wildlife Management Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 208
Arizona 0
New Mexico 47

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 15 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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