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2023 Most Popular Wildlife Management Schools in the Plains States Region

11 Colleges
$28,674 Avg Salary
$23,031 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Wildlife Management School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, wildlife management was ranked #186 in the country. In fact 2,449 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Wildlife Management Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Plains States 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for wildlife management students. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.

On average, wildlife graduates from South Dakota State take out $24,874 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Wildlife Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.

While working on their degree, wildlife majors at Missouri State accumulate an average of around $21,500 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bemidji State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Wildlife Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Bemidji.

Wildlife majors at Bemidji State University take out an average of $19,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwest Missouri State University is a great place for wildlife management students. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.

On average, wildlife graduates from Northwest take out $26,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

Valley City State University

Valley City, ND

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valley City State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Wildlife Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. Valley City State University is a small public school located in the town of Valley City.

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#6

College of the Ozarks

Point Lookout, MO

With a ranking of #6, College of the Ozarks did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for wildlife management students. Hard Work U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Point Lookout.

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With a ranking of #7, Missouri Western State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for wildlife management students. Missouri Western is a small public school located in the city of Saint Joseph.

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Vermilion Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Wildlife Management Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Ely, Vermilion Community College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Iowa State University 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. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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#10

Dakota Wesleyan University

Mitchell, SD

Dakota Wesleyan University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Wildlife Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. Dakota Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Mitchell.

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Best Wildlife Management Colleges by State

Explore the best wildlife management colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 66
Minnesota 35
Iowa 4
North Dakota 12
South Dakota 44

Wildlife Management is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Wildlife

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 11 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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