Wildlife Fish and Wildlands Science and Management

A program that prepares individuals to conserve and manage wilderness areas and the flora, marine and aquatic life therein, and manage wildlife reservations and zoological/aquarium facilities for recreational, commercial, and ecological purposes. Includes instruction in wildlife biology, marine/aquatic biology, environmental science, freshwater and saltwater ecosystems, natural resources management and policy, outdoor recreation and parks management, the design and operation of natural and artificial wildlife habitats, applicable law and regulations, and related administrative and communications skills.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 85 institutions across the United States, with a total of 7336 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

183

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

210

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

1,666

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

228

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

4,947

awards given

Top Schools for Wildlife Fish and Wildlands Science and Management

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

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Front Range Community College Westminster, CO	350
2	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	318
3	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA	294
4	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	261
5	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI	252
6	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	240
7	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	231
8	Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX	225
9	The University of Montana Missoula, MT	225
10	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	219
11	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	210
12	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	207
13	Clemson University Clemson, SC	171
14	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	165
15	Delaware Valley University Doylestown, PA	144
16	Auburn University Auburn, AL	141
17	Hocking College Nelsonville, OH	132
18	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV	132
19	South Dakota State University Brookings, SD	129
20	University of Georgia Athens, GA	123
21	Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN	120
22	University of Maine Orono, ME	120
23	American Public University System Charles Town, WV	113
24	Texas A & M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX	111
25	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	108
26	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	108
27	University of Delaware Newark, DE	105
28	Murray State University Murray, KY	96
29	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	93
30	University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK	93
31	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM	93
32	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	93
33	Southwest Texas Junior College Uvalde, TX	92
34	Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN	81
35	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	70
36	Missouri Western State University Saint Joseph, MO	69
37	SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill, NY	69
38	Otterbein University Westerville, OH	69
39	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	66
40	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	60
41	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	57
42	Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science Paul Smiths, NY	57
43	Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua, NY	54
44	Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI	54
45	Texas A & M University-Commerce Commerce, TX	51
46	Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID	51
47	Minnesota North College Hibbing, MN	51
48	Haywood Community College Clyde, NC	48
49	Pennsylvania Western University California, PA	48
50	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois DuBois, PA	48
51	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	48
52	Oregon Coast Community College Newport, OR	42
53	Unity Environmental University New Gloucester, ME	42
54	Valley City State University Valley City, ND	42
55	Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR	39
56	Montana State University Bozeman, MT	39
57	Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR	36
58	Garrett College McHenry, MD	36
59	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY	33
60	Western New Mexico University Silver City, NM	30
61	Zane State College Zanesville, OH	30
62	University of Puerto Rico-Humacao Humacao, PR	27
63	The College of the Florida Keys Key West, FL	27
64	McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA	24
65	College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, MO	24
66	Frostburg State University Frostburg, MD	24
67	Butte College Oroville, CA	24
68	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	24
69	Southeastern Illinois College Harrisburg, IL	21
70	Juniata College Huntingdon, PA	21
71	Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO	21
72	Spokane Community College Spokane, WA	21
73	Casper College Casper, WY	18
74	Sul Ross State University Alpine, TX	18
75	Treasure Valley Community College Ontario, OR	18
76	Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX	15
77	East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS	12
78	Iowa State University Ames, IA	12
79	Salish Kootenai College Pablo, MT	9
80	Linn-Benton Community College Albany, OR	9
81	University of Alaska Southeast Juneau, AK	9
82	Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales, NM	9
83	Dakota College at Bottineau Bottineau, ND	6
84	Dakota Wesleyan University Mitchell, SD	6
85	Shawnee Community College Ullin, IL	3