Cullowhee, North Carolina · Public
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy at Western Carolina University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 77 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.8% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.8%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~77
- Schools with reported signal
- 124
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 81.8%
- Graduation rate
- 60.3%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $13,315/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $53,260
- Median debt
- $21,868
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $49,458/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 124 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($4,634 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($7,532 below). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 32% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Spokane Community College Spokane, WA · 0.4% reported share · $5,473 net A+ 
Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon, WA · 2.9% reported share · $6,064 net A+ Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs, CO · 0.6% reported share · $6,007 net A+ College of Southern Idaho Twin Falls, ID · 0.1% reported share · $6,095 net A+ Florida International University Miami, FL · 0.1% reported share · $9,288 net A 
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 0.0% reported share · $13,138 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy accounts for 0.8% of reported programs at Western Carolina University, which is bigger than 69% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 77 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Western Carolina University's average net price is $13,315 per year, about $53,260 over four years. That is $4,634 below the $17,949 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $49,458 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $7,532 below the $56,990 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Western Carolina University #40 of 124 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.