by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Plains States region, there were 147 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,225 and $18,917 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered 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.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region resource management students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Vermilion Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Ely, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s resource management degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
Full Vermilion Community College Natural Resource Management Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cankdeska Cikana Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Cankdeska Cikana Community College is a public institution located in Fort Totten, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Natural Resource Management at Cankdeska Cikana Community College
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawkeye Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Hawkeye Community College is a medium-sized school located in Waterloo, Iowa that handed out 34 ’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Hawkeye Community College Natural Resource Management Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 42 ’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
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 more about Natural Resource Management at North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Lakes College - Brainerd landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Brainerd, Minnesota, and it awarded 5 ’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Lakes College - Brainerd Natural Resource Management Report
South Dakota State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified ’s resource management students 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%.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at South Dakota State University
Concordia College at Moorhead came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Concordia College Moorhead is a private not-for-profit institution located in Moorhead, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Concordia College at Moorhead Natural Resource Management Report
Dordt University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Dordt is located in Sioux Center, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s resource management degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Washington University in St Louis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 12 ’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Washington University in St Louis
University of Northern Iowa landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 diplomas 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 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%.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Plains States Region list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s resource management degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Natural Resource Management at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Mount Mercy University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Plains States Region list. Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s resource management degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Mount Mercy University
Bemidji State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Bemidji, Minnesota, and it awarded 0 ’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Bemidji State University Natural Resource Management Report
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 0 ’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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