Natural Resource Management at Montana State University

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

MSU Bozeman is located in Bozeman, Montana and has a total student population of 16,218. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received their master's degree in resource management.

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.

MSU Bozeman Natural Resource Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Resource Management

MSU Bozeman Natural Resource Management Rankings

Resource Management Student Demographics at MSU Bozeman

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

MSU Bozeman Natural Resource Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a master's degree in resource management from MSU Bozeman. About 27% were men and 73% were women.

Of the students who received a resource management master's degree from MSU Bozeman, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Montana State University with a master's in resource management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Natural Resources Conservation
• Wildlife Management

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 MT, the home state for Montana State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	1,630	$56,230
Managers	1,100	$76,990
Firefighters	760	$49,230
Conservation Scientists	570	$64,480
Police and Detective Supervisors	330	$73,820

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 Tim Evanson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.