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2023 Most Popular Wildlife Management Master's Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Wildlife Management Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Wildlife Management Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the most popular school in the United States for wildlife management students working on their master’s degree. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

Women make up 41% of the wildlife majors at the school.

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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 Master’s Degree Schools list. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

Of the 16 students majoring in wildlife at UF, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Sul Ross State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular wildlife management schools in the United States. Located in the remote town of Alpine, Sul Ross is a public school with a small student population.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Fairbanks is a great place for wildlife management students working on their master’s degree. UAF is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairbanks.

About 50% of the students majoring in wildlife at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#3

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Mississippi State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular wildlife management schools in the United States. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 21% of the students majoring in wildlife at the school are women while 79% are male.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Women make up 40% of the wildlife majors at the school.

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#7

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

West Virginia University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 44% of the wildlife majors at the school.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in wildlife at the school are women while 63% are male.

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#8

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

Women make up 88% of the wildlife majors at the school.

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Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

Women make up 13% of the wildlife majors at the school.

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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 23 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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