Best Schools for Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.

37
Schools
$27,464
Avg. Earnings
1,418
Graduates
#1
S

Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches, TX · Public

$40,017
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,602
Graduates: 27
Acceptance: 88.3%
#2
V

Valley City State University

Valley City, ND · Public

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,083
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 69.3%
#3
M

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI · Public

$35,060
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 87.9%
#4
M

Montana State University

Bozeman, MT · Public

$33,993
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 86.8%
#5
S

South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD · Public

$33,423
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,041
Graduates: 41
Acceptance: 98.7%
#6
T

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Knoxville, TN · Public

$32,213
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,266
Graduates: 49
Acceptance: 46.0%
#7
T

Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, TN · Public

$32,213
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,665
Graduates: 57
Acceptance: 83.2%
#8
C

College of the Ozarks

Point Lookout, MO · Private

$29,685
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 14.9%
#9
U

Utah State University

Logan, UT · Public

$29,685
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,995
Graduates: 40
Acceptance: 93.6%
#10
A

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR · Public

$29,322
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $24,047
Graduates: 25
Acceptance: 96.3%
#11
M

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS · Public

$29,141
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $27,924
Graduates: 31
Acceptance: 76.3%
#12
T

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX · Public

$28,598
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 94.2%
#13
N

Northwest Missouri State University

Maryville, MO · Public

$28,381
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $24,340
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 85.9%
#14
A

Auburn University

Auburn, AL · Public

$28,366
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,293
Graduates: 29
Acceptance: 50.5%
#15
W

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV · Public

$28,236
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,380
Graduates: 77
Acceptance: 86.3%
#16
N

New Mexico State University-Main Campus

Las Cruces, NM · Public

$27,890
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $27,369
Graduates: 31
Acceptance: 75.7%
#17
U

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID · Public

$27,343
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $25,155
Graduates: 36
Acceptance: 79.1%
#18
U

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Stevens Point, WI · Public

$26,739
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,124
Graduates: 94
Acceptance: 90.1%
#19
B

Brigham Young University-Idaho

Rexburg, ID · Private

$26,353
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $24,821
Graduates: 25
Acceptance: 97.0%
#20
P

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science

Paul Smiths, NY · Private

$25,774
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,369
Graduates: 47
Acceptance: 90.7%
#21
E

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, KY · Public

$25,658
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $23,643
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 78.1%
#22
U

University of Maine

Orono, ME · Public

$25,658
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,484
Graduates: 43
Acceptance: 95.7%
#23
W

Washington State University

Pullman, WA · Public

$25,658
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 85.4%
#24
U

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, AK · Public

$25,194
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: N/A
#25
U

University of Delaware

Newark, DE · Public

$25,194
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $22,340
Graduates: 46
Acceptance: 65.1%
#26
M

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI · Public

$25,194
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,901
Graduates: 87
Acceptance: 83.9%
#27
T

The University of Montana

Missoula, MT · Public

$25,194
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $21,601
Graduates: 61
Acceptance: 95.6%
#28
U

Unity Environmental University

New Gloucester, ME · Private

$24,499
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $24,558
Graduates: 54
Acceptance: 81.8%
#29
U

University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

Durham, NH · Public

$24,035
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $24,682
Graduates: 40
Acceptance: 86.9%
#30
U

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI · Public

$23,693
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $24,424
Graduates: 49
Acceptance: 77.1%
#31
O

Otterbein University

Westerville, OH · Private

$23,456
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,871
Graduates: 21
Acceptance: 83.3%
#32
U

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI · Public

$23,456
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $21,448
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 43.4%
#33
U

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL · Public

$22,846
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $21,021
Graduates: 57
Acceptance: 24.0%
#34
V

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, VA · Public

$21,850
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $21,497
Graduates: 40
Acceptance: 57.0%
#35
D

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, PA · Private

$21,417
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $24,848
Graduates: 56
Acceptance: 92.5%
#36
U

University of Georgia

Athens, GA · Public

$21,280
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $23,994
Graduates: 45
Acceptance: 37.2%
#37
C

California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt

Arcata, CA · Public

$21,166
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $23,995
Graduates: 128
Acceptance: 98.8%

Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.

Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.

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