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Institution | Scaled Score | Acceptance Rate | Annual Degrees Awarded | SAT Score | Est. Net Price * | Median Starting Salary | Save | |
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![]() Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO Annually, Colorado State University-Fort Collins grants about 647 degrees to...view more | 100 | 90% | 19 | 1,100 - 1,310 | $19,828 | $52,686 | ||
![]() Frostburg State University Frostburg, MD Every year, Frostburg State University awards about 139 degrees to students...view more | 56 | 90% | 1 | 980 - 1,210 | $16,521 | $53,056 | ||
![]() Utah State University Logan, UT Every year, Utah State University awards around 391 degrees to students...view more | 48 | 94% | 2 | 1,050 - 1,310 | $15,825 | $49,908 | ||
![]() University of Maine Orono, ME At the University of Maine, the most popular majors students pursue are...view more | 43 | 96% | 1 | 1,080 - 1,340 | $18,237 | $53,315 |
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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 Masters degrees in Wildlife Biology of all US states with 19 degrees being awarded last year. Students wanting to major in Wildlife Biology can expect about 43% percent of their fellow classmates to be men and 57% 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.
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.
These are the highest paying careers for Wildlife Biology majors.
Career | Median Salary | Average Annual Job Openings | Employment 2022 | Employment 2032 | % Change | |
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Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists | $70,600 | 484 | 6,169 | 6,363 | 3% | |
Biological Technicians | $51,430 | 795 | 6,105 | 6,397 | 5% |
These are the careers in highest demand for Wildlife Biology majors.
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