2025 Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #174 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for wildlife, fish & wildl&s science & management students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 113 bachelor's degrees in wildlife, fish & wildl&s science & management to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on wildlife, fish & wildl&s science & management students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of wildlife, fish & wildl&s science & management students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized wildlife, fish & wildl&s science & management related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for wildlife, fish & wildl&s science & management students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Schools

The wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management 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, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for wildlife, fish & wildl&s science & management students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management

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The University of Montana
Missoula, MT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

62 Annual Graduates

The University of Montana is a great option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in wildlife, fish & wildl&s science & management. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in wildlife, fish & wildl&s science & management from The University of Montana

2

Montana State University
Bozeman, MT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Montana State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in wildlife, fish & wildl&s science & management. Located in the small city of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in wildlife, fish & wildl&s science & management from Montana State University

3

University of Idaho
Moscow, ID

22 Annual Graduates

University of Idaho is a good option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in wildlife, fish & wildl&s science & management. U of I is a large public university located in the town of Moscow.More information about a bachelor’s in wildlife, fish & wildl&s science & management from University of Idaho

Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best wildlife, fish & wildl&s science & management schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	415	42
Idaho	312	47
Montana	212	81

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Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Related Rankings by Major

One of 0 majors within the Wildlife Management area of study, Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.