Natural Resource Management at Oregon State University

If you are interested in studying natural resource management, you may want to check out the program at Oregon State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and has a total student population of 32,312. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 160 students received a bachelor's degree in resource management from Oregon 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.

Oregon State Natural Resource Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Oregon State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Oregon State does offer online education options in resource management for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Oregon State Natural Resource Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the resource management progam at Oregon State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The resource management major at Oregon 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools	4

In 2021, 45 students received their master’s degree in resource management from Oregon State. This makes it the #5 most popular school for resource management master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Resource Management Graduates from Oregon State Make?

The median salary of resource management students who receive their bachelor's degree at Oregon State is $31,321. This is less than $32,505, which is the national average of all resource management majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Resource Management Student Demographics at Oregon State

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

Oregon State Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 160 resource management majors earned their bachelor's degree from Oregon State. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% were women.

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

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	128
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Oregon State Natural Resource Management Master’s Program

Of the 45 students who earned a master's degree in Natural Resource Management from Oregon State in 2020-2021, 31% were men and 69% were women.

Of the students who received a resource management master's degree from Oregon State, 69% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	31
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• Natural Resources Conservation (Other)
• Wildlife Management
• Forestry
• Fisheries Sciences
• 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 OR, the home state for Oregon State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	5,390	$70,360
Firefighters	3,410	$66,330
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	1,490	$24,510
Police and Detective Supervisors	1,170	$99,130

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 Gregkeene under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.