2025 Best Wildlife Biology Schools in the Plains States Region

Wildlife Biology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #563 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Wildlife Biology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 37 degrees in wildlife biology annually.

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• Best Overall Wildlife Biology Schools List

Pick Your Wildlife Biology 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 Plains States Region. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Wildlife Biology in the Plains States Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the wildlife biology degree levels they offer.

Top Plains States Region Schools in Wildlife Biology

1

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

22.2% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Kansas State University if you wish to pursue a degree in wildlife biology. K -State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Manhattan.More information about a degree in wildlife biology from Kansas State University

2

Friends University
Wichita, KS

Friends University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in wildlife biology. Friends University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Wichita.More information about a degree in wildlife biology from Friends University

Best Wildlife Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best wildlife biology schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Kansas	599	41
Nebraska	500	3
North Dakota	416	5

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Wildlife Biology Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to Wildlife Biology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Entomology	44
Animal Physiology	14
Zoology/Animal Biology	3

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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.