2025 Best Wildlife Management Schools in the New England Region
4Colleges in the New England Region
129Wildlife Degrees Awarded
$30,836Avg Early-Career Salary
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 4 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for wildlife management students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 129 degrees in wildlife management to qualified students.
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.
The wildlife program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Wildlife Management rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for wildlife management schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 the New England Region.
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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 New England Region
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.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in wildlife management. UNH is a large public university located in the fringe town of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #151 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNH is a great university overall.
There were approximately 26 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the wildlife program make an average of $27,698 for their early career.
It is difficult to beat University of Rhode Island if you wish to pursue a degree in wildlife management. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #241 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means URI is a great university overall.
There were roughly 35 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the wildlife program report average early career earnings of $25,523.
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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.
Unity College is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in wildlife management. Located in the rural area of New Gloucester, Unity is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 7th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were roughly 31 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at Unity in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, wildlife degree recipients typically earn an average of $29,312 at the beginning of their careers.
University of Maine is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in wildlife management. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 19th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were approximately 37 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at UMaine in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the wildlife program state that they receive average early career earnings of $27,636.
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).
The wildlife program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Wildlife Management rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for wildlife management schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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