2025 Best Wildlife Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

Wildlife Management is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #139 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the best for wildlife management students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 43 bachelor's degrees in wildlife management during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on wildlife management students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of wildlife management students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for wildlife management to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized wildlife management related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for wildlife management students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Wildlife Management Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Wildlife Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Wildlife Management in Kentucky

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in wildlife management.

Top Kentucky Schools for a Bachelor's in Wildlife

1

Murray State University
Murray, KY

32 Annual Graduates

$28,751 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Murray State University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in wildlife management. Murray State is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Murray.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the wildlife program state that they receive average early career wages of $28,751.

More information about a bachelor’s in wildlife management from Murray State University

2

Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY

11 Annual Graduates

$25,492 Median Starting Salary

Eastern Kentucky University is a good choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in wildlife management. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public university with a large student population.

Soon after graduation, wildlife bachelor's recipients typically earn about $25,492 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in wildlife management from Eastern Kentucky University

Best Wildlife Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Wildlife Management Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	51
Georgia	224	52
Tennessee	220	102
Virginia	213	54
Alabama	184	40
Louisiana	171	7
Mississippi	169	60
Arkansas	167	29
West Virginia	147	67

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Wildlife Management Related Rankings by Major

Wildlife Management is one of 5 different types of Natural Resources & Conservation programs to choose from.

Wildlife Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management	43

Most Popular Majors Related to Wildlife

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation	109
Forestry	13

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nicholas A. Tonelli. More about our data sources and methodologies.