2025 Best Wildlife Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

A degree in wildlife biology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #563 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Wildlife Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 41 degrees in wildlife biology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Wildlife Biology Schools List

Wildlife Biology Rankings by Degree Level

The wildlife biology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Wildlife Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Wildlife Biology in the Great Lakes Region

The schools below may not offer all types of wildlife biology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Wildlife Biology

1

Ohio University - Athens Campus
Athens, OH

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

22.7% Growth in Graduates

Ohio University - Athens Campus is a good choice for students interested in a degree in wildlife biology. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in wildlife biology from Ohio University - Athens Campus

2

University of Michigan - Flint
Flint, MI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

38.9% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in wildlife biology has to check out University of Michigan - Flint. Located in the small city of Flint, UM Flint is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a degree in wildlife biology from University of Michigan - Flint

Best Wildlife Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best wildlife biology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	17
Michigan	915	11

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Rankings in Majors Related to Wildlife Biology

Wildlife Biology is one of 5 different types of Zoology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Zoology/Animal Biology	615
Entomology	78
Animal Behavior & Ethology	60
Animal Physiology	14

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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.