Wildlife Biology

A program that focuses on the application of biological principles to the study of vertebrate wildlife, wildlife habitats, and related ecosystems in remote and urban areas. Includes instruction in animal ecology; adaptational biology; urban ecosystems; natural and artificial habitat management; limnology; wildlife pathology; and vertebrate zoological specializations such as mammalogy, herpetology, ichthyology, ornithology, and others.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 24 institutions across the United States, with a total of 1851 degrees awarded annually.

Associate Degrees

25

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

564

degrees awarded

Master's Degrees

25

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

3

degrees awarded

Other Awards

1,234

awards given

Top Schools for Wildlife Biology

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO
426
2 Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
171
3 University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY
144
4 Lees-McRae College
Banner Elk, NC
144
5 University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
126
6 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Syracuse, NY
99
7 Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD
81
8 Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens, OH
81
9 Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
78
10 Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
75
11 Davidson-Davie Community College
Thomasville, NC
72
12 Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
63
13 West Texas A & M University
Canyon, TX
54
14 University of Michigan-Flint
Flint, MI
54
15 Friends University
Wichita, KS
45
16 Keystone College
La Plume, PA
39
17 University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND
27
18 Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI
18
19 Charleston Southern University
Charleston, SC
18
20 Unity Environmental University
New Gloucester, ME
12
21 Hastings College
Hastings, NE
12
22 Utah State University
Logan, UT
6
23 Barton County Community College
Great Bend, KS
3
24 New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, NM
3