2025 Best Wildlife Management Schools in Tennessee

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.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of wildlife management. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 105 degrees in wildlife management annually.

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Pick Your Wildlife Management Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Wildlife Management Schools in Tennessee list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 Tennessee

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 Tennessee Schools in Wildlife

1

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

61 Wildlife Degrees Awarded

3.3% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in wildlife management needs to check out The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Graduates who receive their degree from the wildlife program earn about $30,924 in their early career salary.

More information about a degree in wildlife management from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

44 Wildlife Degrees Awarded

$29,936 Median Starting Salary

Tennessee Technological University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in wildlife management. Located in the town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who receive their degree from the wildlife program make around $29,936 in their early career salary.

More information about a degree in wildlife management from Tennessee Technological University

Best Wildlife Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	287	52
Florida	282	94
North Carolina	279	23
Virginia	274	54
South Carolina	248	47
Kentucky	244	37
Louisiana	242	7
Mississippi	234	81
Arkansas	234	34
Alabama	233	40
West Virginia	207	76

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Rankings in Majors Related to Wildlife

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

Wildlife Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management	105

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Majors Similar to Wildlife

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation	144
Natural Resource Management	48
Forestry	36

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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.