2025 Best Wildlife Management Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Master's Degree in wildlife management. It is ranked #208 out of 343 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of wildlife management. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 22 master'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 master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master'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 - How many other wildlife management students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• 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 master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized wildlife management related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for wildlife management students working on their master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Wildlife Management in the Far Western US Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for wildlife management students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Wildlife

1

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

11 Annual Graduates

Oregon State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in wildlife management. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in wildlife management from Oregon State University

2

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK

11 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in wildlife management needs to look into University of Alaska Fairbanks. Located in the city of Fairbanks, UAF is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in wildlife management from University of Alaska Fairbanks

Best Wildlife Management Colleges by State

Explore the best wildlife management schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	183	0
Oregon	158	8
Alaska	52	14

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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	22

Most Popular Majors Related to Wildlife

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation	624
Natural Resource Management	85
Forestry	44
Natural Resources Conservation (Other)	21
Fisheries Sciences	8

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.