2025 Best Wildlife Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region
6Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
269Wildlife Degrees Awarded
$30,836Avg Early-Career Salary
Wildlife Management isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #186 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for wildlife management students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 269 degrees in wildlife management annually.
Develop a broad-based interdisciplinary skill set to solve complex environmental problems like climate change, alternative energy and sustainability with a specialized online degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
Your choice of wildlife management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Wildlife Management School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Develop a broad-based interdisciplinary skill set to solve complex environmental problems like climate change, alternative energy and sustainability with a specialized online degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
Best Schools for Wildlife Management in the Great Lakes 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 degree levels they offer.
Every student who is interested in wildlife management has to take a look at Michigan State University. Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were about 84 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the wildlife program report average early career wages of $27,762.
University of Wisconsin - Madison is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in wildlife management. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were approximately 32 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.
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Develop a broad-based interdisciplinary skill set to solve complex environmental problems like climate change, alternative energy and sustainability with a specialized online degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
It is difficult to beat University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point if you wish to pursue a degree in wildlife management. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Stevens Point. This university ranks 35th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 65 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at UW - Stevens Point in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, wildlife degree recipients usually earn around $27,273 at the beginning of their careers.
Michigan Technological University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in wildlife management. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Houghton. A Best Colleges rank of #242 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Michigan Tech is a great university overall.
There were approximately 16 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at Michigan Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
Otterbein is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Westerville. This university ranks 41st out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 20 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at Otterbein in the most recent data year. After graduation, wildlife degree recipients usually earn around $19,801 in the first five years of their career.
Hocking Technical College is a small public college located in the rural area of Nelsonville. This college ranks 64th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 25 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at Hocking Technical College in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, wildlife degree recipients usually make an average of $26,914 in the first five years of their career.
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).
Your choice of wildlife management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Wildlife Management School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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