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2023 Best Natural Resource Management Schools in North Carolina

4 Colleges
$33,891 Avg Salary
$26,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Natural Resource Management School for You

In 2020-2021, 71 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural resource management students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #165 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Natural Resource Management Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in North Carolina to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Natural Resource Management Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Natural Resource Management Colleges.

Top North Carolina Schools in Natural Resource Management

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for natural resource management students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for natural resource management students. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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The excellent programs at Western Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resource management schools in North Carolina. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

The average amount in student loans that resource management majors at WCU take out is $26,000.

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Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

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 Degrees Awarded
Georgia 43
Virginia 147
Florida 143
Tennessee 56
South Carolina 13
Louisiana 40
Arkansas 9
Alabama 37
Mississippi 3
West Virginia 165

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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