Natural Resources & Conservation at Michigan State University

If you are interested in studying natural resources & conservation, you may want to check out the program at Michigan State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695.

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.

Michigan State Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation
• Master’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

Online Classes Are Available at Michigan State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Michigan State offers distance education options for natural resources & conservation at the following degree levels:

Michigan State Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in natural resources & conservation, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of natural resources & conservation master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

Of the students who received a natural resources & conservation master's degree from Michigan State, 72% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the natural resources & conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 28% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Michigan State University with a master's in natural resources & conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

Natural Resources & Conservation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Michigan State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Wildlife Management	22
Natural Resource Management	21
Forestry	10

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Engineering Technologies
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Engineering

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 Michigan State 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.