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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.
Across the Southeast region, there were 805 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,736 and $28,561 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 301 natural resource management 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 Resource Management Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 20 colleges that offer a degree in natural resource management. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their natural resource management program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The resource management school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree resource management students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Glenville State College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Glenville, West Virginia, this small public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s resource management students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Glenville State College
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Everglades University landed the #2 spot on the list. Everglades University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Everglades U
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Martin. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Southeast Region. This medium-sized school is located in Martin, Tennessee, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryville College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Maryville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s resource management students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Southeast Region list. UAPB is a small public school situated in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Natural Resource Management at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
With a ranking of #6, Western Carolina University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Southeast Region list. WCU is a fairly large public school situated in Cullowhee, North Carolina. It awarded 21 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida Gulf Coast University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Fort Myers, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s resource management degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 bachelors’s resource management degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
Full Louisiana State University Natural Resource Management Report
Alderson Broaddus University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Southeast Region list. Alderson Broaddus University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philippi, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Natural Resource Management at Alderson Broaddus University
West Virginia University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
St Petersburg College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Southeast Region list. St Petersburg College is a large school located in Clearwater, Florida that handed out 27 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
Auburn University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Southeast Region list. Auburn University is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s resource management degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Auburn University
University of Miami ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s resource management degrees to qualified students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at University of Miami
Wake Forest University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s resource management degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Wake Forest University
With a ranking of #15, Florida Gateway College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida Gateway College is located in Lake City, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s resource management degrees to qualified students.
Virginia Tech ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Virginia Tech
University of Georgia landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 13 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 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #18, Florida Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida Institute of Technology is located in Melbourne, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s resource management degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Natural Resource Management at Florida Institute of Technology
North Carolina State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management 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 resource management degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 4 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 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resource Management at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
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