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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in resource management from Michigan State.

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
• Doctorate 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.

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in resource management from Michigan State. This makes it the #13 most popular school for resource management master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Michigan State Resource Management Graduates

The median salary of resource management students who receive their bachelor's degree at Michigan State is $41,632. This is 28% higher than $32,505, which is the national average for all resource management bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 resource management majors earned their bachelor's degree from Michigan State. Of these graduates, 44% were men and 56% were women.

About 89% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Michigan State Natural Resource Management Master’s Program

Of the 14 students who graduated with a master’s in resource management from Michigan State in 2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

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	1
White	7
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Michigan State also has a doctoral program available in resource management. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.