2024 Best Colleges for Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management

SUMMARY

Going to school for Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management is not only a valuable choice, but often a critical first step for undergrads aspiring to pursue a career as a park ranger, a field arborist, or a forest ranger. Interestingly, wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management is an uncommon degree coming in at the 159th most popular degree. Last year alone, there were 1,761 wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees conferred. In-state tuition for wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management at private schools is, on average, 2.7 times more pricey than their public rivals.

With just 61 universities having programs for wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management you may have a smaller selection of institutions you can choose from. If you are hoping to immerse yourself with other wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management undergraduates, consider universities in Texas which have the most students admitted to wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management annually. Zooming out, the top region to major in wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management is in the Southeast region with University of Florida, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and West Virginia University best representing the region. Interestingly, our selection for the top conference to study wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management is the Southeastern Conference with University of Florida, University of Georgia, and Texas A & M University-College Station representing the conference. That said, our choice for the best college for wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management is University of Florida. You might also want to check out our list of best colleges.

The objectively 'best' school might not actually be the best school for every student. There might be lots more angels to consider when deciding on ​university. External stuff like campus amenities, transportation services, and food would change your decision of where to go to college. At Authority, we weighed the pros and cons for you. If, as an example, you are interested in which wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management college has the best campus, the answer is Michigan State University. If you are very interested in which college boasts the finest campus, then we have a whole page dedicated to that. We have carefully pored through professor reviews, government databases, student reviews, and more in order to evaluate every major in the United States in an unbiased and informative way. Here you can explore our comprehensive list for the schools with the best student life&nbspand our choice of the college with the best student life for wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management is University of Florida. Are you curious why? Keep scrolling to find out more about our top choices. Many of our picks will probably surprise you.

If cost is a major deciding factor in your decisions, you might be cautious about University of California-Davis. University of California-Davis&nbspappears to be the most expensive college for wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management, at least for out of state students. We do have an entire page for the most expensive&nbspcolleges that might put the cost of University of California-Davis&nbspinto perspective. Additionally, you may want to know that wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management is the 311th most expensive major in America, with an average expense of $22,800. To zoom out a little, the most costly state for wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management on our list is Pennsylvania with costs at the primary school, Delaware Valley University, of $38,070. To zoom out even further, the most expensive region of the U.S. for wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management is the Great Lakes region which is best demonstrated with Michigan State University with a cost of $40,384, Michigan Technological University with a cost of $36,688, and University of Wisconsin-Madison with a cost of $36,333.

Our cheapest region for wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management is the Plains region which is represented by Bemidji State University with a cost of $7,858, Northwest Missouri State University with a cost of $10,738, and Valley City State University with a cost of $10,297. On the bright side, the most affordable college for wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management is University of Puerto Rico-Humacao. Authority's full list of the most affordable universities can be explored here.

In-state learners can expect to pay around $9,700 for a degree in wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management. That price inflates substantially to an average of $23,900 for the out-of-state public-school student. As such, you might be interested in our choice for the university constituting the best value for wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management: University of California-Davis. Through this link you can see our comprehensive list on the schools we see as being the best value&nbspoverall. That being said, this idea is based on being an out-of-state student. A discussion of value changes when it comes to in-state tuition, but as we do not know what state(s) you might qualify for in-state tuition, we are approaching this discussion through out-of-state tuition costs.

Earnings for wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students range widely, but within two-years of finishing the degree graduates will typically earn around $39,100. There can be much variation in earnings potential; highest paid earners can make up to $72,800. Straight out of college, the minimum earning jobs within the wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management space earn $21,100, which isn't that bad. The highest earning graduates from wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management have come from Michigan Technological University&nbspand if you are looking for universities with all of the highest earning graduates, Authority has that too.

The all-around diversity of wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management stands subpar, being in only the 7th percentile of all programs. The school with the most composite diversity for wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management is University of California-Davis&nbspand here you can find our comprehensive list of the schools with the most diversity. The overall financial diversity of the Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management major only ranks within the 90th percentile of all majors. Racial diversity is even lower in the 4th percentile. White students compose the largest proportion at 83% of those studying wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management. Additionally, 54% of undergrads seeking a wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degree are women.

The median ranking for wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management professors is 4.6 stars, a ranking which is 15% better than the average score for all majors; this is a fairly good score. If you are curious about the most popular wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management instructor nationally, take a look at Emily Horvath from Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School. It may surprise you, but the top rated professors of wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management from student rankings are found at Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School. If we incorporate data other than just rankings it becomes clear that the university with the best instructors for wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management is University of California-Davis. You will find more detail on our ever evolving ranking methodology of the best overall professors here, along with many of the finest examples of instructors in the country.

Finally, the hardest college to get into for wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management is College of the Ozarks. While we think of this list more as a novelty, we have an extensive page of the hardest colleges to get into. That being said, we hope you understand that looking at college from context primarily formed from superlatives might create issues. We hope you look at some of our more nuanced pages on different topics and read a few of Authority's helpful background 'blog posts' on essential details to look for as you continue your university search.