Master's Programs in Wildlife Biology

Arkansas

• Arkansas Tech University, located in Russellville, Ark., offers a Master of Science in fisheries and wildlife science. This program is built around research methods, seminars in wildlife biology, population dynamics and several elective offerings. This program offers teaching and research assistantships up to $13,000 annually (In 2010), coupled with a tuition waver.

  Arkansas Tech University

  1701 N Boulder Ave.

  Russellville, Ark. 72801

  479-968-0294

  atu.edu

Iowa

• The Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management at Iowa State University allows students to earn a Master of Science degree in wildlife ecology. Coursework includes statistics, and plant, wetland and ecosystem ecology. With this program, students focus on developing a strong aptitude in plant ecology to pave a path for certification from The Wildlife Society.

  Iowa State University

  Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management

  339 Science Hall II

  Ames, Iowa, 50011

  515-294-1458

  iastate.edu

Alaska

• The University of Alaska at Fairbanks offers a Master of Science degree in wildlife biology and conservation. With its premier location, this program is valuable in the sense that it provides a unique ecosystem for study, as it is located among alpine tundra, several types of forests and aquatic environments. Coursework for the program is centered on animal physiology, systematic,and evolutionary biology. Students have the opportunity to work closely with several research facilities, including the Institute of Arctic Biology and the Robert G. White Large Animal Research Station.

  University of Alaska – Fairbanks

  College of Natural Science and Mathematics

  Department of Biology and Wildlife

  505 South Chandalar Drive

  P.O. Box 757500

  Fairbanks, Alaska 99775

  907-474-7671

  bw.uaf.edu

Montana

• Located in Missoula, Mont., the Master of Science in wildlife biology at the University of Montana is a joint effort between the College of Forestry and Conservation, the Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit and the Division of Biological Sciences. The program offers teaching and research assistantships available to students, complete with a stipend and tuition waver.

  Wildlife Biology Program

  Forestry 311C

  College of Forestry and Conservation

  32 Campus Drive

  Missoula, MT 59812

  406-243-5292

  umt.edu