by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Natural Resource Management is a major offered under the natural resources and conservation program of study at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in resource management, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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BS in Environmental Science - Natural Resources & Conservation
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. ESF is in the top 10% of the country for resource management. More specifically it was ranked #7 out of 80 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for ESF.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at ESF paid an average of $708 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $295 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,070 | $16,980 |
| Fees | $2,060 | $2,060 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $18,690 | $18,690 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,050 | $1,050 |
Learn more about ESF tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Resource Management students who received their bachelor’s degree at ESF took out an average of $19,255 in student loans. That is 15% lower than the national average of $22,739.
The median early career salary of resource management students who receive their bachelor’s degree from ESF is $36,848 per year. That is 15% higher than the national average of $31,905.
ESF does not offer an online option for its resource management bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the ESF Online Learning page.
Women made up around 30.2% of the resource management students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 44.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 7.9% of the resource management bachelor’s degrees at ESF in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 55 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Natural Resource Management students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | 63 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to natural resource management.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation | 60 |
| Forestry | 18 |
*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.
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