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CIP PROGRAM: 03.0601
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management.

Summary: 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.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 199 1760 175
2021 207 1626 160
2022 200 1714 200
2023 222 1669 203
2024 210 1666 228
Change +11.56% -5.17% +16.00%

Related CIPs

03 NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION.
03.06 Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management.
03.0601 Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management.

Institutions granting degrees in Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change
Arkansas State University12 +37.50%
Arkansas Tech University12 -35.71%
Auburn University47 +25.00%
Bemidji State University27 +57.14%
Brigham Young University-Idaho17 +13.33%
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt98 -11.21%
College of the Ozarks8 -33.33%
Dakota Wesleyan University2 -60.00%
Delaware Valley University48 -5.56%
Eastern Kentucky University11 -4.17%
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus3 -100.00%
Frostburg State University8 +500.00%
Juniata College7 -
McNeese State University8 -62.50%
Michigan State University69 +18.52%
Michigan Technological University18 +33.33%
Mississippi State University58 +56.82%
Missouri State University-Springfield20 -24.24%
Missouri Western State University23 +36.36%
Montana State University11 -43.75%
Murray State University32 +35.29%
New Mexico State University-Main Campus23 -15.00%
Northwest Missouri State University7 +10.00%
Oregon State University24 -
Otterbein University23 -39.39%
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science19 -44.44%
Pennsylvania Western University16 -
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill23 -43.14%
Salish Kootenai College1 -66.67%
South Dakota State University37 -19.05%
Stephen F Austin State University5 +40.00%
Tarleton State University75 +8.33%
Tennessee Technological University40 -18.52%
Texas A & M University-Commerce17 +118.18%
Texas A & M University-Kingsville26 +7.41%
The University of Montana62 +8.47%
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville36 +40.00%
Unity Environmental University14 -31.11%
University of Alaska Fairbanks16 +50.00%
University of Alaska Southeast3 -
University of California-Davis77 +40.85%
University of Delaware35 +35.48%
University of Florida44 -43.28%
University of Georgia41 -10.87%
University of Idaho22 -17.24%
University of Maine39 -28.57%
University of Nevada-Reno44 +6.25%
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus31 -
University of Puerto Rico-Humacao9 -50.00%
University of Rhode Island55 -7.89%
University of Wisconsin-Madison20 +4.76%
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point84 -2.99%
Valley City State University14 -
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University73 +1.41%
West Virginia University62 -28.00%
Western New Mexico University10 -50.00%