by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 826 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major” ranking analyzed 60 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree resource management students.
Out of the 60 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Unity College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Unity, Maine, and it awarded 7 masters’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Unity College
Out of the 60 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 137 masters’s resource management degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 University of Denver
Out of the 60 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is a small school located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas that handed out 6 masters’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Antioch University - New England. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major. Located in Keene, New Hampshire, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s resource management students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Antioch University - New England
Out of the 60 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Lipscomb University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Lipscomb University
East Central University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major ranking. Ada, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s resource management degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Natural Resource Management at East Central University
Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 84 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Colorado State University - Fort Collins
University of Idaho came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major ranking. U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 masters’s resource management degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resource Management at University of Idaho
American Public University System did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Charles Town, West Virginia, and it awarded 111 masters’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
Full American Public University System Natural Resource Management Report
University of Miami landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major ranking. University of Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 44 masters’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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 full report on Natural Resource Management at University of Miami
With a ranking of #11, Virginia Tech did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 72 masters’s resource management degrees to qualified students.
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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Oregon State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major ranking, coming in at #12. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 45 masters’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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 Oregon State
With a ranking of #13, Lehigh University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 11 masters’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, 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. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Montana State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major ranking. Montana State University is a fairly large school located in Bozeman, Montana that handed out 15 masters’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%.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Montana State University
With a ranking of #15, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s resource management degrees to qualified students.
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
University of Rhode Island came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major ranking. University of Rhode Island is a fairly large school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 20 masters’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Natural Resource Management at University of Rhode Island
Universidad Metropolitana landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major ranking. UMET is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Juan, . The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major ranking. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s resource management students 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%.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of South Alabama landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major ranking. University of South Alabama is located in Mobile, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s resource management degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at University of South Alabama
With a ranking of #20, University of the District of Columbia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major list. University of the District of Columbia is a small school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 2 masters’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Natural Resource Management at University of the District of Columbia
SUNY Oneonta ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major list. SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized public school situated in Oneonta, New York. It awarded 4 masters’s resource management 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%.
Duke University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major ranking, coming in at #22. Duke University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 14 masters’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major ranking. Located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s resource management students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Natural Resource Management Report
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major ranking. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s resource management degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major list. UNCW is a fairly large school located in Wilmington, North Carolina that handed out 9 masters’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
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