by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in Michigan” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Michigan, there were 53 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,632 and $23,250 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in Michigan” ranking, we looked at 5 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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in Michigan” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in Michigan”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern Michigan College landed the #1 spot on the list. NMC is a public institution located in Traverse City, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northwestern Michigan College Natural Resource Management Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in Michigan. Michigan State University is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 ’s 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 91%.
Read more about Natural Resource Management at Michigan State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in Michigan. Central Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 4 ’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Central Michigan University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in Michigan list. Located in Houghton, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s resource management students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
Read more about Natural Resource Management at Michigan Tech
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified ’s resource management students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 96%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
