Wildlife Biologist Schools

Brigham Young University

• Brigham Young University (BYU) has two undergraduate degrees leading to careers as wildlife biologists. The bachelor's of science in Conservation Biology focuses on the identification, maintenance and development of the biodiversity found in Earth's ecological communities, of which wildlife is included. After earning this degree, students can work for government and non-government conservation agencies. BYU also offers a bachelor's of science in Wildlife and Wildlands Conservation that would qualify a student for work as a wildlife biologist. After earning this degree, individuals will have the technical skills needed to protect wildlife.

  Brigham Young University
  Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences
  275 WIDB
  Provo, UT 84602
  801-422-2760
  pws.byu.edu/

Texas State University-San Marcos

• Texas State University-San Marcos' biology department has bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees available in Wildlife Management. Courses include taxonomy, ornithology, plant ecology, biometry, wildlife techniques and vertebrate natural history. There are also graduate programs in wildlife biology that award a master's of arts, a master's of science and a master's of education. In the Wildlife Ecology master's program students work cooperatively with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Research opportunities also are available in specific wildlife areas, such as the endangered bird species, white-tailed deer ecology and genetics, and bat ecology.

  Texas State University-San Marcos
  Department of Biology
  601 University Drive
  San Marcos, TX 78666
  512- 245-2178
  bio.txstate.edu

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

• The State University of New York's Syracuse campus is home to the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF). There are 19 bachelor's of science programs at ESF. Students working toward a bachelor's of Wildlife Science degree learn to use ecological data to manage wildlife populations through wildlife management and how the integration of ecology, economics, and society create a balance in the needs of wildlife and people. This program emphasizes the biology and ecology of plants and invertebrate and vertebrate animals.

  SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
  1 Forestry Drive
  Syracuse, NY 13210
  315-470-6500
  esf.edu