2024 Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools in North Carolina

A degree in environmental/natural resources management and policy is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #348 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools in North Carolina ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 62 degrees in environmental/natural resources management and policy to qualified students.

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Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Rankings by Degree Level

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Best Schools for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy in North Carolina

The schools below may not offer all types of natural resources management and policy degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top North Carolina Schools in Natural Resources Management and Policy

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Duke University
Durham, NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

3rd Most Popular In NC

It's hard to beat Duke University if you want to pursue a degree in environmental/natural resources management and policy. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were about 14 environmental/natural resources management and policy students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

2nd Most Popular In NC

10.0% Growth in Graduates

North Carolina State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in environmental/natural resources management and policy. NC State is a very large public university located in the city of Raleigh. This university ranks 3rd out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were approximately 20 environmental/natural resources management and policy students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In NC

It's difficult to beat Western Carolina University if you want to pursue a degree in environmental/natural resources management and policy. WCU is a fairly large public university located in the town of Cullowhee. This university ranks 17th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 21 environmental/natural resources management and policy students who graduated with this degree at WCU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	715	35
Virginia	630	72
Tennessee	624	31
South Carolina	530	13
Alabama	500	15
Louisiana	489	40
West Virginia	410	112

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Rankings in Majors Related to Natural Resources Management and Policy

One of 8 majors within the Natural Resource Management area of study, Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Natural Resources Management and Policy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management	9

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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.

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