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2023 Most Popular Wildlife Management Graduate Certificate Schools

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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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Wildlife Management Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for wildlife majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Our analysis found Oregon State University to be the most popular school for wildlife management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

Of the 47 students majoring in wildlife at Oregon State, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means American Public University System is a great place for wildlife management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 36% of the wildlife majors at the school.

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Out of the 6 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a large student population.

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

Full Wildlife Management at The University of Montana Report

#4

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Out of the 6 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for wildlife management students working on their graduate certificate. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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Out of the 6 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Murray State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Murray, Murray State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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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 6 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.

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