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CIP PROGRAM: 03.0205
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management.

Summary: A program that prepares individuals to apply the principles of marine/aquatic biology, oceanography, natural resource economics, and natural resources management to the development, conservation, and management of freshwater and saltwater environments. Includes instruction in subjects such as wetlands, riverine, lacustrine, coastal, and oceanic water resources; water conservation and use; flood control; pollution control; water supply logistics; wastewater management; aquatic and marine ecology; aquatic and marine life conservation; and the economic and recreational uses of water resources.

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 19 88 191
2021 27 88 147
2022 25 75 120
2023 28 77 186
2024 23 74 205
Change +47.37% -12.50% -2.62%

Related CIPs

03 NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION.
03.02 Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy.
03.0201 Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General.
03.0204 Environmental/Natural Resource Economics.
03.0205 Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management.
03.0206 Land Use Planning and Management/Development.
03.0207 Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism.
03.0208 Environmental/Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services.
03.0209 Energy and Environmental Policy.
03.0210 Bioenergy.
03.0299 Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, Other.

Institutions granting degrees in Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management.