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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Biology Major

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Wildlife Biology Major

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Biology Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Wildlife Biology is the 563rd most popular major in the country with 499 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 455 wildlife biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Biology Major” ranking looked at 25 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in wildlife biology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in wildlife biology.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Biology Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree wildlife biology students.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Wildlife Biology

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Lees - McRae College
Banner Elk, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lees - McRae College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Biology Major list. Lees - McRae College is a small school located in Banner Elk, North Carolina that handed out 33 bachelors’s wildlife biology degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Unity College
New Gloucester, Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Unity College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Biology Major list. Unity is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Gloucester, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Unity Wildlife Biology Report

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Keystone College
La Plume, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Keystone College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Biology Major. Keystone College is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Plume, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Biology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry landed the #4 spot on the list. ESF is a small school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 33 bachelors’s wildlife biology degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Wildlife Biology at ESF

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Friends University
Wichita, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Friends University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Biology Major. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s wildlife biology degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Friends University Wildlife Biology Report

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Biology Major ranking. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 107 bachelors’s wildlife biology degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Colorado State Wildlife Biology Report

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Frostburg State University
Frostburg, Maryland

Frostburg State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Biology Major ranking. Frostburg, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s wildlife biology degrees to 15 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Frostburg State Wildlife Biology Report

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Charleston Southern University
Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston Southern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Biology Major ranking. This small school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s wildlife biology degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full CSU Wildlife Biology Report

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Hastings College
Hastings, Nebraska

Hastings College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Biology Major ranking. Hastings is a small school located in Hastings, Nebraska that handed out 1 bachelors’s wildlife biology degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming

University of Wyoming did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Biology Major ranking, coming in at #10. Laramie, Wyoming is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s wildlife biology degrees to 32 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

With a ranking of #11, University of Vermont did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Biology Major list. University of Vermont is a fairly large school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 30 bachelors’s wildlife biology degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Wildlife Biology at University of Vermont

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University of Michigan - Flint came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Biology Major ranking. University of Michigan - Flint is a public institution located in Flint, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Wildlife Biology at University of Michigan - Flint

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Biology Major ranking. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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With a ranking of #14, West Texas A&M University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Biology Major list. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s wildlife biology degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full West Texas A&M University Wildlife Biology Report

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With a ranking of #15, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Biology Major list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s wildlife biology degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

Kansas State University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Biology Major list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this fairly large public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s wildlife biology students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Wildlife Biology at K -State

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Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Biology Major list. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s wildlife biology degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Wildlife Biology at OHIO Athens

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University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota

University of North Dakota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Biology Major ranking, coming in at #18. UND is a fairly large public school situated in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It awarded 7 bachelors’s wildlife biology degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UND Wildlife Biology Report

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, Virginia

Liberty University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Biology Major ranking, coming in at #19. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s wildlife biology degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Liberty University Wildlife Biology Report

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Utah State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Biology Major ranking. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s wildlife biology degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Wildlife Biology at Utah State University

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Ohio University - Zanesville Campus came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Biology Major ranking. Ohio University - Zanesville Campus is a public institution located in Zanesville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full OHIO Zanesville Wildlife Biology Report

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Ohio University - Lancaster Campus landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Biology Major ranking. OHIO Lancaster is a small public school situated in Lancaster, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s wildlife biology degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Wildlife Biology at Ohio University - Lancaster Campus

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Ohio University - Eastern Campus
Saint Clairsville, Ohio

With a ranking of #20, Ohio University - Eastern Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Biology Major list. Ohio University - Eastern Campus is located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s wildlife biology degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Wildlife Biology at OHIO Eastern

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Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Biology Major ranking, coming in at #20. OHIO Chillicothe is located in Chillicothe, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s wildlife biology degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus Wildlife Biology Report

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Ohio University - Southern Campus ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wildlife Biology Major list. Located in Ironton, Ohio, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s wildlife biology students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Wildlife Biology at OHIO Southern

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