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Natural Resource Management at Virginia Tech

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Natural Resource Management at Virginia Tech

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 Virginia Tech stacks up to those at other schools.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 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.

Virginia Tech Natural Resource Management Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Resource Management

Virginia Tech Natural Resource Management Rankings

Resource Management Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the resource management majors at Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech Natural Resource Management Master’s Program

56% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 72 students who earned a master's degree in Natural Resource Management from Virginia Tech in 2020-2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in resource management each year. Virginia Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a resource management master's degree from Virginia Tech, 76% 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 Virginia Tech with a master's in resource management.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 55
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 18,080 $56,710
Managers 17,280 $134,500
Firefighters 10,160 $51,510
Police and Detective Supervisors 3,000 $94,120
Fire Fighting Supervisors 2,070 $83,440

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*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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