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Overview for 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.

Careers for Wildlife Biology Majors

A major in Wildlife Biology is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Wildlife Biology

Top 16 U.S. Colleges with the highest percentage of Wildlife Biology among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Unity College
Unity, ME
 29
(23.4%)
Less Selective$20,750 
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Syracuse, NY
 21
(7.9%)
Highly Selective$11,469 
Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD
 13
(1.6%)
Moderately Selective$16,810 
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University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY
 23
(1.3%)
Less Selective$10,230 
West Texas A & M University
Canyon, TX
 13
(1.1%)
Moderately Selective$12,276 
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
 16
(0.8%)
Moderately Selective$29,682 
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
 25
(0.7%)
Moderately Selective$16,932 
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Friends University
Wichita, KS
 4
(0.6%)
Moderately Selective$18,350 
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND
 11
(0.6%)
Less Selective$14,088 
Utah State University
Logan, UT
 15
(0.5%)
Less Selective$12,951 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.