Overview

This Fisheries, Wildlife, Conservation, and Environmental Biology B.A./B.S programme from Kansas State University provides valuable experience conducting field experiments, field observations, sampling methods, and data analysis. In addition to our course offerings, there are extracurricular activities that will help you develop valuable skills and provide research experience. This major prepares students for careers in research, conservation, and management of natural resources.

Career opportunities:

State and federal government agencies, non-profit conservation organizations and ecological consulting firms all employ FWCB students that have graduated from our programme. Many students are accepted into graduate programmes prior to entering their professional careers and some student pursue a career in academia. Most employers of our students are stewards of the natural resources and focus on both species exploited by humans for recreation and consumption as well as the conservation of threatened species. Examples of agencies that have employed graduates of our FWCB programmes include:

Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
National Parks Service
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Bureau of Land Management
U.S. Department of Defense
The Nature Conservancy
Private consulting firms

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Fisheries Ecology and Management

Wildlife Ecology and Management

Conservation Biology

Environmental Biology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00 , National

More details

Priority deadlines. Applications are still accepted after the priority date.

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Manhattan, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

English requirements

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General requirements

High school curriculum from an accredited secondary school.

Minimum 2.5 GPA (Grade Point Average) on a 4.0 scale in high school coursework

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

30388 USD / year

≈ 30388 USD / year
Out-of-State

30388 USD / year

≈ 30388 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

12694 USD / year

≈ 12694 USD / year

Living costs

Manhattan

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

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