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2023 Most Popular Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate School for You

Natural Resource Management is the #178 most popular major in the country with 2,933 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Natural Resource Management program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for resource management majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the most popular school for natural resource management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 59 students majoring in resource management at Virginia Tech, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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#2

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Out of the 33 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in resource management at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resource management schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 40% of the resource management majors at the school.

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#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

About 57% of the students majoring in resource management at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resource management schools in the United States. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

Women make up 73% of the resource management majors at the school.

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Loyola University Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 85% of the resource management majors at the school.

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University of Connecticut ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

About 67% of the students majoring in resource management at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Utah State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate natural resource management programs. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

About 55% of the students majoring in resource management at the school are women while 45% are male.

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American Public University System landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate natural resource management programs. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in resource management at American Military University, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

About 50% of the students majoring in resource management at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Natural Resource Management at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

Natural Resource Management by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

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 33 schools only.

  • 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.

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