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About 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.

Colorado grants the most Bachelors degrees in Wildlife Biology of all US states with 113 degrees being awarded last year. Students wanting to major in Wildlife Biology can expect about 39% percent of their fellow classmates to be men and 61% percent to be women. Most students graduating in this field earn a Bachelors degree. The average starting salary for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Wildlife Biology is $35,600.

Popularity of Wildlife Biology Degrees in the U.S.
This heat map represents the states that have the highest percent of Wildlife Biology degrees compared to all other degrees awarded in that state.
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Careers

For Wildlife Biology majors, some of the most in demand careers include Biological Technicians, Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists . Not only that, Wildlife Biology graduates may land a high salary job, such as Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists or Biological Technicians.

Top Paying Careers

These are the highest paying careers for Wildlife Biology majors.

Most In-Demand Careers

These are the careers in highest demand for Wildlife Biology majors.

Student Demographics

Total Students
553
Female Students
337 (60%)
Male Students
216 (39%)
White (429, 78%)
Hispanic or Latino (64, 12%)
Race/ethnicity unknown (24, 4%)
Two or more races (17, 3%)
Asian (8, 1%)
Black or African American (7, 1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native (3, 1%)
U.S. Nonresident (1, <1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (0, <1%)

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