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2023 Most Popular Natural Resource Management Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Natural Resource Management School for You

In 2020-2021, 38 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural resource management students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #138 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 Colleges.

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for natural resource management students. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resource Management Schools in Illinois list. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great place for natural resource management students. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

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

Best Natural Resource Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Natural Resource Management Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 24
Indiana 0
Wisconsin 23

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 3 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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