Natural Resource Management at Oregon State University

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

Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and has a total student population of 32,312.

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.

Oregon State Natural Resource Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Resource Management
• Master’s Degree in Resource Management

Oregon State Natural Resource Management Rankings

Resource Management Student Demographics at Oregon State

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

Oregon State Natural Resource Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of resource management master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a resource management master's degree from Oregon State, 72% 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 Oregon State University with a master's in resource management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	41
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Natural Resource Management

If you plan to be a resource management major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Oregon State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	44
Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management	23
Energy and Environmental Policy	1

Related Majors

• Natural Resources Conservation (Other)
• Natural Resources Conservation
• Fisheries Sciences
• Forestry
• 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 OR, the home state for Oregon State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	5,390	$70,360
Firefighters	3,410	$66,330
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	1,490	$24,510
Police and Detective Supervisors	1,170	$99,130

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 Gregkeene under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.