2025 Best Wildlife Biology Schools in North Carolina

A degree in wildlife biology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #563 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Wildlife Biology Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 46 degrees in wildlife biology annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Wildlife Biology Schools List

Wildlife Biology Rankings by Degree Level

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 Schools in North Carolina list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Wildlife Biology in North Carolina

The schools below may not offer all types of wildlife biology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top North Carolina Schools in Wildlife Biology

1

Davidson County Community College
Thomasville, NC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Davidson County Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in wildlife biology. DCCC is a small public college located in the rural area of Thomasville.More information about a degree in wildlife biology from Davidson County Community College

2

Lees - McRae College
Banner Elk, NC

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Wildlife Biology Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Lees - McRae College if you want to pursue a degree in wildlife biology. Lees - McRae College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Banner Elk.More information about a degree in wildlife biology from Lees - McRae College

Best Wildlife Biology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Wildlife Biology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Virginia	630	15
South Carolina	530	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Wildlife Biology

Wildlife Biology is one of 5 different types of Zoology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Zoology/Animal Biology	72
Entomology	12
Other Zoology/Animal Biology	9

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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.