Environmental/Natural Resource Economics at Michigan State University

What traits are you looking for in a natural resource economics school? To help you decide if Michigan State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's natural resource economics program.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in natural resource economics from Michigan State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Environmental/Natural Resource Economics section at the bottom of this page.

Michigan State Environmental/Natural Resource Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resource Economics

Michigan State Environmental/Natural Resource Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the natural resource economics progam at Michigan State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The natural resource economics major at Michigan State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Environmental/Natural Resource Economics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

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Natural Resource Economics Student Demographics at Michigan State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resource economics majors at Michigan State University.

Michigan State Environmental/Natural Resource Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Environmental/Natural Resource Economics from Michigan State in 2020-2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical natural resource economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% women. So female students are more repesented at Michigan State since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in natural resource economics at Michigan State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor's in natural resource economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Michigan State also has a doctoral program available in natural resource economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Natural Resource Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resource economics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Fish and Game Wardens	200	$58,740

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 Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.