2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Wildlife Biology

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Master's Degree in wildlife biology. It is ranked #852 out of 1095 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of wildlife biology. Combined, these schools handed out 20 master's degrees in wildlife biology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Wildlife Biology School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in wildlife biology matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Wildlife Biology ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of wildlife biology students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Wildlife Biology Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for wildlife biology.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Wildlife Biology in the United States

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in wildlife biology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Wildlife Biology Students Working on Their Master's

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

13 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CO

#1 Best Quality In CO

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Colorado State University - Fort Collins if you wish to pursue a master's degree in wildlife biology. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in wildlife biology in Colorado.

There were about 13 wildlife biology individuals who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in wildlife biology from Colorado State University - Fort Collins

2

Utah State University
Logan, UT

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In UT

#1 Best Quality In UT

Utah State University is a popular option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in wildlife biology. USU is a very large public university located in the small city of Logan. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in wildlife biology in Utah.

There were roughly 6 wildlife biology students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in wildlife biology from Utah State University

3

University of Maine
Orono, ME

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In ME

#1 Best Quality In ME

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Maine if you want to pursue a master's degree in wildlife biology. UMaine is a large public university located in the small suburb of Orono. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in wildlife biology in Maine.

There were roughly 1 wildlife biology students who graduated with this degree at UMaine in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in wildlife biology from University of Maine

4

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

#1 Most Popular In WA

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in wildlife biology has to look into Washington State University. Wazzu is a very large public university located in the town of Pullman. More information about a master’s in wildlife biology from Washington State University

4

Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD

#1 Most Popular In MD

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in wildlife biology has to look into Frostburg State University. Located in the suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public university with a small student population. More information about a master’s in wildlife biology from Frostburg State University

Wildlife Biology by Region

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

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Rankings in Majors Related to Wildlife Biology

One of 5 majors within the Zoology area of study, Wildlife Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Wildlife Biology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Entomology	153
Zoology/Animal Biology	84
Animal Behavior & Ethology	35
Animal Physiology	9
Other Zoology/Animal Biology	7

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.