Master Degree: Wildlife & Forestry Degree and Programs

Put your love of nature, wildlife, and the outdoors to professional use through an online education program in wildlife and forestry. Degree students focus on coursework that can include wildlife conservation, animal species and management, forestry, government regulation, and forest economics.

A Career in Wildlife and Forestry

Graduates with a master's degree in wildlife and forestry typically pursue positions in the following areas:

• National reserve operation
• Park and facility operation
• Wildlife law enforcement
• Wildlife and forest ecology and protection services
• Wildlife education and training

Most of these positions are available at federal and state organizations. Depending on your career training, the mean annual salary for wildlife conservation scientists was $57,220 in 2007 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. For foresters working for the federal government, the mean annual salary was $58,610.