by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources Management and Policy Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy is the 348th most popular major in the country with 1,630 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 446 environmental/natural resources management and policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 147 environmental/natural resources management and policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources Management and Policy Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in environmental/natural resources management and policy. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their environmental/natural resources management and policy program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources Management and Policy Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources Management and Policy Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Martin landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Martin is a public institution located in Martin, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Everglades University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources Management and Policy Major in the Southeast Region list. Everglades U is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s natural resources management and policy degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy at Everglades University
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources Management and Policy Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #3 spot on the list. WCU is a fairly large public school situated in Cullowhee, North Carolina. It awarded 21 bachelors’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2020-2021.
Full WCU Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources Management and Policy Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy at Louisiana State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alderson Broaddus University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources Management and Policy Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Philippi, West Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources management and policy students in 2020-2021.
Full Alderson Broaddus University Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Report
University of Miami did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources Management and Policy Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources management and policy students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy at U Miami
Wake Forest University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources Management and Policy Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 7 bachelors’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Read full report on Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy at Wake Forest University
With a ranking of #8, Auburn University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources Management and Policy Major in the Southeast Region list. Auburn is a large public school situated in Auburn, Alabama. It awarded 15 bachelors’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read more about Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy at Auburn
North Carolina State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources Management and Policy Major in the Southeast Region ranking. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s natural resources management and policy degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
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