Wildlife Management at Montana State University

If you are interested in studying wildlife management, you may want to check out the program at Montana State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

MSU Bozeman is located in Bozeman, Montana and approximately 16,218 students attend the school each year.

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.

MSU Bozeman Wildlife Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Wildlife
• Master’s Degree in Wildlife

MSU Bozeman Wildlife Management Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in wildlife, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Wildlife Student Demographics at MSU Bozeman

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

MSU Bozeman Wildlife Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of wildlife master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in wildlife each year. MSU Bozeman does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 55% more men than average.

Of the students who received a wildlife master's degree from MSU Bozeman, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Montana 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	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Wildlife Management

If you plan to be a wildlife major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Montana State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management	9

Related Majors

• Natural Resources Conservation
• Natural Resource Management

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 MT, the home state for Montana State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Conservation Scientists	570	$64,480
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	360	$66,770
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	100	$72,640
Fish and Game Wardens	100	$50,820

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 Tim Evanson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.