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2023 Best Natural Resource Management Schools

40 Colleges
$36,190 Avg Salary
$25,062 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Natural Resource Management School for You

Natural Resource Management is the #137 most popular major in the country with 1,073 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Natural Resource Management Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 40 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Natural Resource Management Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Natural Resource Management Colleges.

Top 10 Best Natural Resource Management Schools

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in the United States for natural resource management students. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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#2

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Natural Resource Management Schools list. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Natural Resource Management Schools list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Natural Resource Management Schools list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for natural resource management students. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.

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North Carolina State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Natural Resource Management Schools list. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best natural resource management programs. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best natural resource management programs. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Natural Resource Management Schools ranking. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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University of Maryland - College Park ranked #10 on this year’s Best Natural Resource Management Schools list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Natural Resource Management by Region

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Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
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Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 5 majors within the area of study, natural resource management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Resource Management

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 3,724
Forestry 486
Wildlife Management 323
Fisheries Sciences 106
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 32

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Brian M. Powell.

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