by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,933 people earned their degree in natural resource management, making the major the 178th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, natural resource management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,190 and had an average of $25,062 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,383 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major” ranking analyzed 83 colleges that offered a degree in natural resource management. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in natural resource management.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree resource management students.
Out of the 83 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science landed the #1 spot on the list. Paul Smith’s College is located in Paul Smiths, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 bachelors’s resource management degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Natural Resource Management at Paul Smith’s College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Unity College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major. Unity, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s resource management degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 83 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s resource management 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Glenville State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major list. This small school is located in Glenville, West Virginia, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Natural Resource Management at Glenville State College
Out of the 83 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Everglades University landed the #5 spot on the list. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s resource management degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Everglades U
With a ranking of #6, Sul Ross State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major list. Sul Ross is a small public school situated in Alpine, Texas. It awarded 18 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Natural Resource Management at Sul Ross State University
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major ranking. UW - Stevens Point is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 62 bachelors’s resource management degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
The University of Tennessee - Martin landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major ranking. UT Martin is located in Martin, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s resource management degrees to qualified students.
SUNY Cobleskill ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major list. Located in Cobleskill, New York, this small public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s resource management students in 2020-2021.
Oregon State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major ranking. Oregon State University is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 160 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major ranking. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a large school located in San Luis Obispo, California that handed out 102 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Southwestern Oklahoma State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major ranking. Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a small school located in Weatherford, Oklahoma that handed out 21 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
Maryville College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major ranking, coming in at #13. Maryville College is located in Maryville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s resource management degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Maryville College
Morrisville State College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major ranking. Morrisville State College is a public institution located in Morrisville, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Morrisville State College
Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major ranking. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 73 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major ranking. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s resource management degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full North Dakota State University Natural Resource Management Report
Marist College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major ranking. Marist College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Poughkeepsie, New York. It awarded 14 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Natural Resource Management at Marist College
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major ranking. This small school is located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 32 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Montana landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major ranking. Located in Missoula, Montana, this fairly large public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s resource management students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at The University of Montana
Western Carolina University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major ranking. Western Carolina University is a fairly large school located in Cullowhee, North Carolina that handed out 21 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
Delaware State University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major list. Delaware State University is located in Dover, Delaware and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s resource management degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Del State
University of Rhode Island landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major ranking. University of Rhode Island is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s resource management degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resource Management at University of Rhode Island
Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major ranking. FGCU is located in Fort Myers, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s resource management degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major ranking, coming in at #25. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s resource management 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.
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