Wildlife Management at University of Alaska Fairbanks

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 University of Alaska Fairbanks stacks up to those at other schools.

UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and approximately 6,813 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.

UAF Wildlife Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Wildlife
• Doctorate Degree in Wildlife

UAF Wildlife Management Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in wildlife, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Wildlife Student Demographics at UAF

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

UAF Wildlife Management Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a master's degree in wildlife from UAF. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

Of the students who received a wildlife master's degree from UAF, 93% 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 University of Alaska Fairbanks with a master's in wildlife.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	670	$76,640
Conservation Scientists	180	$93,390

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 Burntorange72 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.