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2023 Most Popular Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for natural resource management students working on their graduate certificate. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Loyola University Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resource management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Stevens Point.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Western Michigan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resource management schools in the Great Lakes Region . WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Western Michigan University

#6

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Natural Resource Management at Ball State University Report

With a ranking of #6, Michigan Technological University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Michigan Technological University

Best Natural Resource Management Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 24
Illinois 38
Indiana 0
Wisconsin 23

Natural Resource Management is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 7 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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