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2023 Most Popular Natural Resource Management Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Natural Resource Management Doctor's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Natural Resource Management Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Natural Resource Management program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for resource management majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the most popular school in the United States for natural resource management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 43% of the resource management majors at the school.

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Out of the 15 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the # 2 spot on the list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

Of the 4 students majoring in resource management at UWM, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Hawaii at Manoa helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resource management schools in the United States. UH Manoa is a large public school located in the large city of Honolulu.

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#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Out of the 15 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

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Out of the 15 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry landed the # 5 spot on the list. ESF is a small public school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resource management schools in the United States. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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Utah State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
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 15 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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