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2023 Most Popular Natural Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Natural Resource Management Master'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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master'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 master's degree.

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the most popular school for natural resource management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Of the 14 students majoring in resource management at Michigan State, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Michigan State University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a great place for natural resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in resource management at the school are women while 38% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for natural resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 75% of the resource management majors at the school.

Full Natural Resource Management at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Stevens Point.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Best Natural Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resource management colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

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 4 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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