Natural Resource Management at Western Carolina 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 Western Carolina University stacks up to those at other schools.

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and has a total student population of 12,243. Of the 2,501 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Carolina University in 2021, 21 of them were natural resource management majors.

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.

WCU Natural Resource Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Resource Management

WCU Natural Resource Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks resource management programs across the country. The following shows how WCU performed in these rankings.

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 WCU 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
Best Value Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
Most Focused Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools	19

How Much Do Resource Management Graduates from WCU Make?

The median salary of resource management students who receive their bachelor's degree at WCU is $33,891. This is 4% higher than $32,505, which is the national average for all resource management bachelor's degree recipients.

Resource Management Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 resource management students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from WCU, about 71% were men and 29% were women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in resource management at WCU 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 Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in resource management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WCU 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

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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	22,350	$48,420
Firefighters	14,870	$35,500
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	4,070	$20,210
Police and Detective Supervisors	2,800	$69,890

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.