Natural Resource Recreation & Tourism
Add ComparisonIn 2023, the locations with the highest concentration of Natural Resource Recreation & Tourism degree recipients are Fort Collins, CO, Auburn, AL, and Missoula, MT. In 2023, the locations with a relatively high number of Natural Resource Recreation & Tourism degree recipients are Maryville, TN, Ferrum, VA, and Missoula, MT. The most common degree awarded to students studying Natural Resource Recreation & Tourism is a bachelors degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Natural Resource Recreation & Tourism and the types of students that study this field. Colorado State University-Fort Collins awards the most degrees in Natural Resource Recreation & Tourism in the US, but Maryville College and The University of Montana have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Natural Resource Recreation & Tourism.
Tuition costs for Natural Resource Recreation & Tourism majors are, on average, $10,299 for in-state public colleges, and $37,400 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Natural Resource Recreation & Tourism programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (12 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (177 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Natural Resource Recreation & Tourism, is Public, 4-year or above (177 completions in 2023).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Natural Resource Recreation & Tourism programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Colorado State University-Fort Collins has the most Natural Resource Recreation & Tourism degree recipients, with 51 degrees awarded in 2023.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Natural Resource Recreation & Tourism.
Out of all institutions that offer Natural Resource Recreation & Tourism programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Maryville College has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Natural Resource Recreation & Tourism, with 2.66%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Natural Resource Recreation & Tourism by year.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Natural Resources & Conservation graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Natural Resources & Conservation majors is $82,190 and the most common occupations are Other managers, Conservation scientists & foresters, and Biological scientists.
The industry that employs the most Natural Resources & Conservation majors is uninformed, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Other transportation equipment manufacturing.
The average salary for Natural Resources & Conservation majors is $82,190 and the most common occupations are Other managers, Conservation scientists & foresters, and Biological scientists.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Natural Resources & Conservation majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Natural Resources & Conservation majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Natural Resources & Conservation majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations for Natural Resources & Conservation majors, by number of employees, are Other managers, Conservation scientists & foresters, and Biological scientists.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Natural Resources & Conservation majors working as Conservation scientists & foresters, Biological scientists, and Environmental scientists & geoscientists.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Natural Resources & Conservation majors are Surgeons, Diagnostic medical sonographers, and Nurse anesthetists.
The number of Natural Resources & Conservation graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 4.93%, from 415,296 in 2022 to 435,778 in 2023.
The largest single share of Natural Resources & Conservation graduates go on to work as Other managers (6.29%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Natural Resources & Conservation by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Natural Resources & Conservation majors, by number of employees, are uninformed, Administration of environmental quality & housing programs, and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges.
The highest paying industries of Natural Resources & Conservation majors, by average wage, are Other transportation equipment manufacturing, Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers, and Not specified manufacturing industries.
The number of Natural Resources & Conservation graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 4.93%, from 415,296 in 2022 to 435,778 in 2023.
The industry which employs the most Natural Resources & Conservation graduates by share is uninformed, followed by Administration of environmental quality & housing programs. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Natural Resources & Conservation.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Natural Resources & Conservation majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Natural Resources & Conservation majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Natural Resources & Conservation in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Natural Resources & Conservation is 39.8.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Natural Resources & Conservation degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Natural Resources & Conservation (136 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Natural Resources & Conservation. The most common ages of employees with this major are 28 and 26 years old, which represent 3.81% and 3.75% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Natural Resource Recreation & Tourism are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Natural Resources & Conservation are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Doctorate degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Natural Resource Recreation & Tourism.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Natural Resource Recreation & Tourism for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Natural Resource Recreation & Tourism.
White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Serbia that hold Natural Resources & Conservation degrees (8.05 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is China (3,508 degree recipients).
