Wildlife Biology

STEM • Biological And Biomedical Sciences

What is it about?

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.

Numbers at a glance

331st
Popular nationwide
345
Search Rank on O's List
18
Colleges offer it
463
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
200
Women
263

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O's Insights on Wildlife Biology

  • Major has been stable in popularity over the last 5 years after increasing prior to that.
  • 74% of graduates come from public universities.

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