by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Land Use Planning & Management/Development. 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 University of Maryland - College Park. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in resource management, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UMCP paid an average of $1,625 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $731 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,158 | $29,250 |
| Fees | $1,635 | $1,635 |
The median early career salary of resource management students who receive their master’s degree from UMCP is $74,576 per year. That is 59% higher than the national average of $46,810.
Online degrees for the UMCP resource management master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMCP Online Learning page.
Women made up around 41.2% of the resource management students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 56.4%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in resource management at UMCP in 2019-2020, 17.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 21%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Natural Resource Management students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Land Use Planning & Management/Development | 17 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to natural resource management.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation | 4 |
*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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