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 Washington University in St Louis. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in resource management, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for resource management majors, WUSTL came in at #2. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Missouri.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at WUSTL was $2,346 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,300 | $56,300 |
| Fees | $593 | $593 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,144 | $1,144 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,402 | $17,402 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,654 | $3,654 |
Learn more about WUSTL tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the WUSTL resource management bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WUSTL Online Learning page.
Women made up around 70.6% of the resource management students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 44.7%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in resource management at WUSTL in 2019-2020, 17.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
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 | 17 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation | 5 |
*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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