Natural Resource Management at Portland State University

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

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 23,640 students attend the school each year.

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.

Portland State University Natural Resource Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Resource Management

Portland State University Natural Resource Management Rankings

Resource Management Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University 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 Portland State University, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Natural Resource Management

Natural Resource Management majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Portland State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	11

Related Majors

• Natural Resources Conservation

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 Portland 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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.