by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Natural Resource Management is the 178th most popular major in the country with 2,933 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 373 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,404 and $21,773 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 207 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in natural resource management. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in natural resource management.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Stevens Point, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s resource management degrees to 62 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at UW - Stevens Point
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Great Lakes Region. Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Loyola Chicago
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Great Lakes Region. Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 77 bachelors’s resource management degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Ohio State University - Main Campus
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marietta College landed the #4 spot on the list. Marietta, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s resource management degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Marietta College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Malone University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Great Lakes Region. Malone is a private not-for-profit institution located in Canton, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Ohio that handed out 15 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Natural Resource Management Report
With a ranking of #7, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State University is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s resource management degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Michigan State University
Central Michigan University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Full Central Michigan University Natural Resource Management Report
With a ranking of #9, Michigan Technological University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Houghton, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s resource management students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read more about Natural Resource Management at Michigan Technological University
Xavier University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Natural Resource Management at Xavier University
University of Wisconsin - River Falls ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in River Falls, Wisconsin, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
Full University of Wisconsin - River Falls Natural Resource Management Report
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