2024 Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Natural Resource Management isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #149 in popularity out of 363 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 175 bachelor's degrees in natural resource management during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Natural Resource Management School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The resource management bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on natural resource management students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of natural resource management students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for natural resource management to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized natural resource management related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for natural resource management students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Natural Resource Management Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Natural Resource Management in the Middle Atlantic Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for natural resource management students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Resource Management

1

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Syracuse, NY

46 Annual Graduates

$35,553 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in natural resource management. Located in the city of Syracuse, ESF is a public college with a small student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the resource management program earn an average of $35,553 for their early career.

More information about a bachelor’s in natural resource management from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

2

University of Delaware
Newark, DE

1 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in natural resource management needs to check out University of Delaware. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in natural resource management from University of Delaware

2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

28 Annual Graduates

$25,943 Median Starting Salary

$25,275 Median Student Debt

Rutgers University - New Brunswick is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in natural resource management. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the resource management program state that they receive average early career earnings of $25,943.

More information about a bachelor’s in natural resource management from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

3

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
Paul Smiths, NY

40 Annual Graduates

$30,327 Median Starting Salary

$27,000 Median Student Debt

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in natural resource management. Located in the rural area of Paul Smiths, Paul Smith's College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the resource management program make around $30,327 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a bachelor’s in natural resource management from Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science

5

Juniata College
Huntingdon, PA

1 Annual Graduates

Juniata is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Huntingdon.More information about a bachelor’s in natural resource management from Juniata College

Best Natural Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resource management colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	275	118
Pennsylvania	274	23
New Jersey	193	28
Delaware	130	6

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Natural Resource Management Related Rankings by Major

One of 5 majors within the Natural Resources & Conservation area of study, Natural Resource Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Resource Management Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	151
Environmental/Natural Resources Management & Policy, Other	21
Energy and Environmental Policy	2
Environmental/Natural Resource Economics	1

Majors Similar to Resource Management

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation	2,335
Wildlife Management	151
Forestry	57
Natural Resources Conservation (Other)	41
Fisheries Sciences	18

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Brian M. Powell. More about our data sources and methodologies.