Wildlife Management at Iowa State University

Every wildlife management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the wildlife program at Iowa State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and has a total student population of 31,822. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received their master's degree in wildlife.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Wildlife Management section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa State Wildlife Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Wildlife

Iowa State Wildlife Management Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in wildlife, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Wildlife Student Demographics at Iowa State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the wildlife majors at Iowa State University.

Iowa State Wildlife Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a master's degree in wildlife from Iowa State. About 75% were men and 25% were women.

In the wildlife master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Iowa State University with a master's in wildlife.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Forestry
• Fisheries Sciences
• Natural Resources Conservation

Careers That Wildlife Grads May Go Into

A degree in wildlife can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Conservation Scientists	590	$56,820
Fish and Game Wardens	130	$82,520
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	80	$68,670

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jamo2008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.