2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resource Economics

When it comes to popularity, a doctor's degree in environmental/natural resource economics sits in the middle of the road, ranking #451 out of 815 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the most popular for environmental/natural resource economics students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 9 doctor's degrees in environmental/natural resource economics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for environmental/natural resource economics.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Environmental/Natural Resource Economics in the United States

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for environmental/natural resource economics students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Natural Resource Economics Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

9 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In WV

#1 Best Quality In WV

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in environmental/natural resource economics has to look into West Virginia University. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in environmental/natural resource economics in West Virginia. More information about a doctorate in environmental/natural resource economics from West Virginia University

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Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

#1 Most Popular In NY

Cornell University is a popular option for students interested in a doctor's degree in environmental/natural resource economics. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. More information about a doctorate in environmental/natural resource economics from Cornell University

Environmental/Natural Resource Economics by Region

View the Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resource Economics for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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Environmental/Natural Resource Economics Related Rankings by Major

Environmental/Natural Resource Economics is one of 7 different types of Natural Resource Management programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	27
Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management	3
L& Use Planning & Management/Development	2
Energy and Environmental Policy	2
Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.