Wildlife Management at Mississippi 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 Mississippi State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and approximately 22,986 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 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.

Mississippi State Wildlife Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Wildlife

Mississippi 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 Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Wildlife Management Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a master's degree in wildlife from Mississippi State. About 21% of these graduates were women and the other 79% were men.

Of the students who received a wildlife master's degree from Mississippi State, 86% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Natural Resources Conservation
• Forestry

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Conservation Scientists	770	$54,870
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	210	$68,000
Fish and Game Wardens	40	$43,490

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.