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2024 Best Natural Resource Management Schools in North Carolina

3 Colleges in North Carolina
71 Resource Management Degrees Awarded
$33,891 Avg Early-Career Salary
Natural Resource Management is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #178 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Natural Resource Management Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 71 degrees in natural resource management during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Natural Resource Management School

Best Natural Resource Management Schools in North Carolina The resource management program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Natural Resource Management rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for natural resource management schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Natural Resource Management Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Resource Management
Master's Degrees in Resource Management

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 Best Natural Resource Management Schools in North Carolina list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Natural Resource Management in North Carolina

The schools below may not offer all types of resource management degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top North Carolina Schools in Resource Management

1
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Duke University
Durham, NC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NC

Any student who is interested in natural resource management needs to take a look at Duke University. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were approximately 14 natural resource management students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in natural resource management from Duke University

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC

Every student who is interested in natural resource management has to look into North Carolina State University. NC State is a very large public university located in the city of Raleigh. This university ranks 3rd out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 20 natural resource management students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in natural resource management from North Carolina State University

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$33,891 Median Starting Salary
$26,000 Median Student Debt

It's difficult to beat Western Carolina University if you wish to pursue a degree in natural resource management. WCU is a fairly large public university located in the town of Cullowhee. This university ranks 17th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were approximately 21 natural resource management students who graduated with this degree at WCU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the resource management program report average early career earnings of $33,891.

More information about a degree in natural resource management from Western Carolina University

Best Natural Resource Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Natural Resource Management Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 42
Florida 282 143
Virginia 274 88
Tennessee 269 55
South Carolina 248 13
Louisiana 242 40
Mississippi 234 3
Arkansas 234 9
Alabama 233 37
West Virginia 207 157

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

Resource Management Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy 62
Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management 9

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 1,044
Forestry 183
Wildlife Management 23

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