Natural Resource Management at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 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.

WVU Natural Resource Management Degrees Available

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

WVU Natural Resource Management Rankings

The resource management major at WVU 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in resource management, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Resource Management Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of resource management bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

About 96% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in resource management at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in resource management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WVU Natural Resource Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of resource management master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Virginia 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	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Natural Resource Management

The following resource management concentations are available at West Virginia University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from West Virginia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Land Use Planning & Management/Development	26
Environmental/Natural Resource Economics	3

Related Majors

• Forestry
• Natural Resources Conservation
• Wildlife Management

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	3,460	$43,590
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Firefighters	830	$36,820
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	390	$21,270
Police and Detective Supervisors	240	$66,840

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.