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Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy at Western Carolina University

Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy at Western Carolina 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 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.

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.

WCU Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources Management and Policy

WCU Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Rankings

The natural resources management and policy major at WCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. 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.

Natural Resources Management and Policy Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Program

30% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 70% of natural resources management and policy bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical natural resources management and policy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at WCU since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

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About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in natural resources management and policy 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 natural resources management and policy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Conservation Scientists 390 $61,780
Foresters 370 $63,610
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors 90 $64,120

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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