2025 Best Wildlife Management Schools in the Southeast Region
12
Colleges in the Southeast Region
667
Wildlife Degrees Awarded
$30,836
Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity,
wildlife management sits in the middle of the road, ranking #186 out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 12 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Wildlife Management Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 667 degrees in wildlife management to qualified students.
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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Choosing a Great Wildlife Management School
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. We derive our Best Overall Wildlife Management School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Wildlife Management Degree Level
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 Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Featured Wildlife Management Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Best Schools for Wildlife Management in the Southeast Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the wildlife degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Wildlife
University of Florida is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in wildlife management. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were approximately 70 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, wildlife degree recipients typically make an average of $23,715 at the beginning of their careers.
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Virginia Tech is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in wildlife management. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were roughly 72 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year. After graduating, wildlife degree recipients usually earn around $25,563 in the first five years of their career.
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Wildlife Degrees Awarded
Clemson University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in wildlife management. Clemson is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Clemson. A Best Colleges rank of #149 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.
There were approximately 40 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available.
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West Virginia University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in wildlife management. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 25 colleges for overall quality in the state of West Virginia.
There were roughly 64 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at WVU in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, wildlife degree recipients generally earn about $29,470 in their early careers.
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Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #226 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.
There were about 61 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, wildlife degree recipients generally make around $30,924 in the first five years of their career.
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Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 41 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year. After graduating, wildlife degree recipients typically earn an average of $22,354 at the beginning of their careers.
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Auburn is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Auburn. A Best Colleges rank of #169 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Auburn is a great university overall.
There were roughly 35 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, wildlife degree recipients typically earn around $28,748 at the beginning of their careers.
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Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 24 colleges for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were roughly 85 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at Mississippi State in the most recent data year. After graduation, wildlife degree recipients generally earn about $30,247 in their early careers.
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Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 19th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 44 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at Tennessee Tech University in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, wildlife degree recipients usually earn around $29,936 in the first five years of their career.
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Located in the distant town of Murray, Murray State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 16th out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 23 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at Murray State in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the wildlife program make about $28,751 for their early career.
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