Natural Resource Management at Montana State University

Every natural resource management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the resource management program at Montana State University stacks up to those at other schools.

MSU Bozeman is located in Bozeman, Montana and approximately 16,218 students attend the school each year.

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.

MSU Bozeman Natural Resource Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Resource Management

MSU Bozeman Natural Resource Management Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in resource management from MSU Bozeman. This makes it the #12 most popular school for resource management master’s degree candidates in the country.

Resource Management Student Demographics at MSU Bozeman

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

MSU Bozeman Natural Resource Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 resource management majors earned their master's degree from MSU Bozeman. Of these graduates, 27% were men and 73% were women.

Of the students who received a resource management master's degree from MSU Bozeman, 67% 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 20% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

MSU Bozeman also has a doctoral program available in resource management. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 MT, the home state for Montana State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	1,630	$56,230
Managers	1,100	$76,990
Firefighters	760	$49,230
Conservation Scientists	570	$64,480
Police and Detective Supervisors	330	$73,820

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 Tim Evanson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.