Natural Resource Management at Michigan State University

What traits are you looking for in a resource management school? To help you decide if Michigan State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's resource management program.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Natural Resource Management section at the bottom of this page.

Michigan State Natural Resource Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Resource Management
• Master’s Degree in Resource Management

Michigan State Natural Resource Management Rankings

The resource management major at Michigan State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Natural Resource Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in resource management, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Resource Management Student Demographics at Michigan State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the resource management majors at Michigan State University.

Michigan State Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of resource management bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in resource management at Michigan State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor's in resource management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	24
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Michigan State Natural Resource Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of resource management master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

Of the students who received a resource management master's degree from Michigan State, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the resource management master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Michigan State University with a master's in resource management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Natural Resource Management

If you plan to be a resource management major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Michigan State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	19
Environmental/Natural Resource Economics	18
Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism	2

Related Majors

• Forestry
• Wildlife Management
• Natural Resources Conservation

Careers That Resource Management Grads May Go Into

A degree in resource management can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	16,270	$56,270
Firefighters	6,640	$45,440
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	4,010	$25,160
Police and Detective Supervisors	2,380	$80,060

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.