2025 Best Wildlife Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Wildlife Biology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #369 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Wildlife Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 54 bachelor's degrees in wildlife biology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to wildlife biology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of wildlife biology students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized wildlife biology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for wildlife biology students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Wildlife Biology Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Wildlife Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Wildlife Biology in the Plains States Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in wildlife biology.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Wildlife Biology

1

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

26 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Kansas State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in wildlife biology. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in wildlife biology from Kansas State University

2

Friends University
Wichita, KS

15 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in wildlife biology needs to check out Friends University. Located in the large city of Wichita, Friends University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in wildlife biology from Friends University

Best Wildlife Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best wildlife biology schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Kansas	352	38
Nebraska	331	3
North Dakota	251	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Wildlife Biology

One of 5 majors within the Zoology area of study, Wildlife Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Entomology	5
Animal Physiology	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.