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2023 Most Popular Wildlife Management Schools

27 Colleges
$26,447 Avg Salary
$23,043 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Wildlife Management School for You

In 2020-2021, 323 people earned a degree or certificate in wildlife management, making the major the #204 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Wildlife Management Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Wildlife Management program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Wildlife Management Colleges.

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Our 2023 rankings named Oregon State University the most popular school in the United States for wildlife management students. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

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#2

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Wildlife Management Schools list. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great place for wildlife management students. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best wildlife management schools in the United States. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Wildlife Management Schools list. UAF is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Fairbanks.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Montana did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for wildlife management students. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a large student population.

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#7

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for wildlife management students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, American Public University System did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for wildlife management students. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Wildlife Management Schools list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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Sul Ross State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular wildlife management programs. Located in the town of Alpine, Sul Ross is a public college with a small student population.

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Wildlife Management by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Wildlife Management is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Wildlife

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 3,724
Natural Resource Management 1,073
Forestry 486
Fisheries Sciences 106
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 32

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 27 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Nicholas A. Tonelli.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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