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2023 Best Natural Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in California

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$44,985 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resource Management Master's Degree School for You

With 8 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, natural resource management is the #229 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Natural Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in California to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for resource management majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top California Schools for a Master's in Natural Resource Management

Our analysis found University of California - Santa Cruz to be the best school for natural resource management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at California State University - Monterey Bay helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resource management schools in California. Located in the suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Natural Resource Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Natural Resource Management Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 0
Oregon 79
Hawaii 19

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

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 2 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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