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2023 Most Popular Wildlife Management Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Wildlife Management Doctor's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Wildlife Management Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree 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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the most popular school for wildlife management students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in wildlife at Michigan State, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Wildlife Management Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

Of the 8 students majoring in wildlife at UF, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Full Wildlife Management at University of Florida Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Montana is a great place for wildlife management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in wildlife at the school are women while 75% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Fairbanks is a great place for wildlife management students working on their doctor’s degree. UAF is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Fairbanks.

Women make up 50% of the wildlife majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Wildlife Management Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

Of the 5 students majoring in wildlife at UW - Madison, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Read full report on Wildlife Management at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #6, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for wildlife management students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

About 75% of the students majoring in wildlife at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#7

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for wildlife management students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

Women make up 67% of the wildlife majors at the school.

Read full report on Wildlife Management at Oregon State University

Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for wildlife management students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in wildlife at Texas A&M Kingsville, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Wildlife Management at Texas A&M University - Kingsville Report

South Dakota State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for wildlife management students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

Read full report on Wildlife Management at South Dakota State University

#10

University of Maine

Orono, ME

With a ranking of #10, University of Maine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for wildlife management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a large student population.

Read full report on Wildlife Management at University of Maine

Wildlife Management by Region

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Region
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 17 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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