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Finding the Best Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for resource management majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Our 2023 rankings named University of Denver the best school in the United States for natural resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resource management schools in the United States. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great place for natural resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 15 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for natural resource management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate natural resource management programs. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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#8

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

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#9

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

With a ranking of #9, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s best schools for natural resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.

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SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for natural resource management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. ESF is a small public school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

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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 15 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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