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Natural Resources & Conservation at Western Michigan University

Natural Resources & Conservation at Western Michigan University

If you plan to study natural resources & conservation, take a look at what Western Michigan University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Natural Resources & Conservation section at the bottom of this page.

WMU Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

WMU Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

The natural resources & conservation major at WMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Natural Resources & Conservation. 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 & Conservation Student Demographics at WMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resources & conservation majors at Western Michigan University.

WMU Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of natural resources & conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in natural resources & conservation at WMU 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 Michigan University with a bachelor's in natural resources & conservation.

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

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

The following natural resources & conservation concentations are available at Western Michigan University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation 26
Natural Resource Management 1

Careers That Natural Resources & Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources & conservation can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 16,270 $56,270
Firefighters 6,640 $45,440
Managers 6,370 $98,780
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers 4,010 $25,160
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 2,780 $69,430

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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