Wildlife Management at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640. 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.

UW - Madison Wildlife Management Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Wildlife Management Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in wildlife, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Wildlife Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Wildlife Management Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a wildlife master's degree from UW - Madison, 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 University of Wisconsin - Madison with a master's in wildlife.

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

Related Majors

• Natural Resource Management
• Forestry
• 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Conservation Scientists	670	$65,610
Fish and Game Wardens	340	$49,420
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	310	$59,090
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	60	$88,360

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 Czar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.