Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management at Utah State University

Logan, UT · Bachelor's Degree

$27,996
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$45,120
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$45,338
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#22 of 37
Rank by pay
#32 of 37
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,133
Median federal debt

Utah State University graduates in wildlife and wildlands science and management earn 0% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 42% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Utah State University Compares for Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

All 37 colleges reporting wildlife and wildlands science and management earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Valley City State University Valley City, ND$69,799$72,314#1$44,253
2Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX$56,437$57,380#3$43,282
3Auburn University Auburn, AL$54,449$61,804#2$28,748
4South Dakota State University Brookings, SD$50,623$54,490#5$39,483
5Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science Paul Smiths, NY$50,171$47,752#17$35,979
6Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$49,948$52,664#9$27,762
7Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN$49,040$46,844#20$35,806
8The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN$48,882$53,398#7$30,924
9Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$47,496$43,249#29$25,563
10University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH$47,370$43,633#28$27,698
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19Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN$45,348$49,538#14$29,936
20West Virginia University Morgantown, WV$45,348$53,649#6$29,470
21University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$45,212$47,045#19—
22Utah State University Logan, UT$45,120$42,763#32$27,996
23Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR$44,868$52,873#8$28,652
24University of Georgia Athens, GA$44,818$46,396#21$22,354
25New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM$44,272$51,260#10$33,603

Other Majors at Utah State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$111,527—#72 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$110,414$71,335#79 of 459
Air Transportation$103,989$33,142#3 of 52
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$94,576$74,055#198 of 258
Physics$93,461—#16 of 107
Public Health$93,161$76,451#2 of 215
Mechanical Engineering$89,901$69,406#194 of 318
Information Science/Studies$88,289$61,896#46 of 148
Marketing$87,905$54,562#37 of 516
Accounting and Related Services$87,050$57,481#148 of 796
Statistics$86,262$45,240#27 of 50
Civil Engineering$85,815$68,025#107 of 233
Economics$85,136$60,472#136 of 368
Finance and Financial Management Services$84,633$61,371#145 of 452
International Business$83,992$65,745#28 of 115
Business Administration, Management and Operations$79,875$54,387#141 of 1176
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$78,233$52,951#6 of 9
Apparel and Textiles$74,686$51,221#4 of 57
Special Education and Teaching$74,535$61,474#2 of 177
Political Science and Government$70,711$38,317#116 of 565
Engineering-Related Fields$66,613$54,059#33 of 33
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing—$65,486—
Landscape Architecture$64,621—#14 of 19
Design and Applied Arts$64,175$52,431#50 of 299
Journalism$61,724$41,431#37 of 187
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$61,674$32,741#96 of 178
Agricultural Production Operations$61,639$47,297#5 of 14
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$60,940—#22 of 137
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$58,711$39,870#62 of 207
Communication and Media Studies$58,672$37,574#201 of 660

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Utah State University wildlife and wildlands science and management graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $27,996 one year after graduating and $45,120 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Utah State University rank for wildlife and wildlands science and management?

Among 37 colleges reporting earnings for wildlife and wildlands science and management graduates, Utah State University ranks #22 by median pay four years after graduation, and #32 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is wildlife and wildlands science and management at Utah State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 0% more than the national median for wildlife and wildlands science and management ($45,338), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,133.

← All data for Utah State University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.