Natural Resource Management at University of Rhode Island

Every natural resource management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the resource management program at University of Rhode Island stacks up to those at other schools.

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and approximately 17,649 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.

URI Natural Resource Management Degrees Available

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

URI Natural Resource Management Rankings

Resource Management Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Natural Resource Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of resource management master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

Of the students who received a resource management master's degree from URI, 60% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	11
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 University of Rhode Island. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	20

Related Majors

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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	1,850	$60,890
Firefighters	1,330	$55,240
Managers	830	$114,660
Police and Detective Supervisors	770	$83,830
Fire Fighting Supervisors	640	$68,550

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 Tnricci under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.