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About Natural Resource Economics

A program that focuses on the application of economic concepts and methods to the analysis of issues such as air and water pollution, land use planning, waste disposal, invasive species and pest control, conservation policies, and related environmental problems. Includes instruction in cost-benefit analysis, environmental impact assessment, evaluation and assessment of alternative resource management strategies, policy evaluation and monitoring, and descriptive and analytic tools for studying how environmental developments affect the economic system.

While Natural Resource Economics offers degrees up to the Masters degree, the majority of students earn a Bachelors degree. Students study Natural Resource Economics all over the country, though the major at the Bachelors degree level sees the most graduates in Michigan. The average starting salary for an undergraduate degree in Natural Resource Economics is $39,500.

Popularity of Natural Resource Economics Degrees in the U.S.
This heat map represents the states that have the highest percent of Natural Resource Economics degrees compared to all other degrees awarded in that state.
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Careers

Some top careers related to Natural Resource Economics, include Social Science Research Assistants and Economists, both of which have many employment opportunities. Though there are higher paying careers, such as Managers, All Other. the most in-demand position for Natural Resource Economics majors is Managers, All Other.

Top Paying Careers

These are the highest paying careers for Natural Resource Economics majors.

Most In-Demand Careers

These are the careers in highest demand for Natural Resource Economics majors.

Student Demographics

Total Students
64
Female Students
31 (48%)
Male Students
33 (51%)
White (57, 89%)
Black or African American (2, 3%)
Two or more races (2, 3%)
Asian (1, 2%)
Hispanic or Latino (1, 2%)
U.S. Nonresident (1, 2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native (0, <1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (0, <1%)
Race/ethnicity unknown (0, <1%)

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