Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy at Texas Tech University

Every environmental/natural resources management and policy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the natural resources management and policy program at Texas Tech University stacks up to those at other schools.

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and approximately 40,322 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy section at the bottom of this page.

Texas Tech Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Natural Resources Management and Policy

Online Classes Are Available at Texas Tech

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Texas Tech offers distance education options for natural resources management and policy at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Texas Tech Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Rankings

Natural Resources Management and Policy Student Demographics at Texas Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resources management and policy majors at Texas Tech University.

Texas Tech Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of natural resources management and policy master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in natural resources management and policy each year. Texas Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a natural resources management and policy master's degree from Texas Tech, 82% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas Tech University with a master's in natural resources management and policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Energy and Environmental Policy
• Environmental/Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services

Careers That Natural Resources Management and Policy Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources management and policy can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Texas Tech University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Conservation Scientists	2,010	$57,990
Foresters	180	$64,740
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	100	$87,130

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 Johan Hendrikse under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.