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 Western Carolina University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in resource management, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of 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. The bachelor's program at WCU was ranked #61 on College Factual's Best Schools for resource management list. It is also ranked #4 in North Carolina.
Here are some of the other rankings for WCU.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at WCU was $332 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $173 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,000 | $5,000 |
| Fees | $3,285 | $3,285 |
| Books and Supplies | $616 | $616 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,954 | $10,954 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,019 | $3,019 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at WCU in Resource Management walked away with an average of $22,362 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $22,739.
The median early career salary of resource management students who receive their bachelor’s degree from WCU is $33,281 per year. That is 4% higher than the national average of $31,905.
WCU 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 WCU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in resource management in 2019-2020, 27.3% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 44.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 18.2% of the resource management bachelor’s degrees at WCU in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 18 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
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 | 22 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to natural resource management.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation | 9 |
*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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