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2023 Best Natural Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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$44,985 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resource Management Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, natural resource management was ranked #178 in the country. In fact 2,933 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Natural Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the resource management master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Natural Resource Management

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best school in the Southwest Region for natural resource management students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for natural resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great place for natural resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Natural Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resource management schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 77
Arizona 19
Oklahoma 30
New Mexico 2

One of 5 majors within the area of study, natural resource management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Resource Management

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 22,254
Wildlife Management 2,449
Forestry 2,233
Fisheries Sciences 483
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 151

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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