2025 Best Wildlife Management Schools in Ohio

Wildlife Management is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #186 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for wildlife management students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 61 degrees in wildlife management to qualified students.

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

• Best Overall Wildlife Management Schools List

Wildlife Management Rankings by Degree Level

The wildlife 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 Management Schools in Ohio. 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 Management in Ohio

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

Top Ohio Schools in Wildlife

1

Otterbein University
Westerville, OH

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

$19,801 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in wildlife management has to check out Otterbein University. Otterbein is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Westerville.

Students who graduate with their degree from the wildlife program report average early career wages of $19,801.

More information about a degree in wildlife management from Otterbein University

2

Hocking College
Nelsonville, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

$26,914 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Hocking College if you want to pursue a degree in wildlife management. Hocking Technical College is a small public college located in the rural area of Nelsonville.

Students who graduate with their degree from the wildlife program report average early career wages of $26,914.

More information about a degree in wildlife management from Hocking College

Best Wildlife Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	322	74
Illinois	304	0
Wisconsin	273	97

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Wildlife Management Related Rankings by Major

One of 5 majors within the Natural Resources & Conservation area of study, Wildlife Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Wildlife Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management	61

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Majors Similar to Wildlife

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation	829
Natural Resource Management	140
Forestry	12
Fisheries Sciences	10

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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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nicholas A. Tonelli.

More about our data sources and methodologies.