Wildlife Management at University of Florida

If you plan to study wildlife management, take a look at what University of Florida has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and has a total student population of 53,372.

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.

UF Wildlife Management Degrees Available

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

UF Wildlife Management Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in wildlife, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Wildlife Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Wildlife Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of wildlife master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

Of the students who received a wildlife master's degree from UF, 76% 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 University of Florida with a master's in wildlife.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	42
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Wildlife Management

The following wildlife concentations are available at University of Florida. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Florida. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management	24

Related Majors

• Fisheries Sciences
• 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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	1,370	$51,950
Conservation Scientists	1,020	$40,620

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 DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.