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2023 Most Popular Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools

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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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the most popular school for natural resource management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 68% of the resource management majors at the school.

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#2

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 34 students majoring in resource management at DU, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 33 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in resource management at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Oregon State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resource management schools in the United States. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

Of the 23 students majoring in resource management at Oregon State, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for natural resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

About 73% of the students majoring in resource management at the school are women while 27% are male.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate natural resource management programs. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 85% of the students majoring in resource management at the school are women while 15% are male.

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University of Connecticut did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural resource management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

Of the 12 students majoring in resource management at UCONN, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Utah State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate natural resource management programs. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

Of the 11 students majoring in resource management at USU, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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American Public University System came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 38% of the resource management majors at the school.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural resource management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

Of the 8 students majoring in resource management at Colorado State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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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 33 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.

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