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Natural Resource Management at Western Washington University

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Natural Resource Management at Western Washington University

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

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and approximately 15,197 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 6 resource management majors received their bachelor's degree from WWU.

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.

WWU Natural Resource Management Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Resource Management (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Resource Management

WWU Natural Resource Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the resource management progam at WWU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The resource management major at WWU 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
7
Best Value Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools 24
Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools 30
Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools 44
50
Most Popular Natural Resource Management Schools 79

Resource Management Student Demographics at WWU

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

WWU Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of resource management bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in resource management at WWU 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 Washington University with a bachelor's in resource management.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

WWU also has a doctoral program available in resource management. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Managers 11,280 $125,490
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 9,670 $77,670
Firefighters 7,750 $73,850
Police and Detective Supervisors 2,590 $106,600
Fire Fighting Supervisors 2,510 $102,430

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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