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Most Popular Natural Resource Management Schools in Michigan

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2023 Most Popular Natural Resource Management Schools in Michigan

7 Colleges
$41,632 Avg Salary
$23,250 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Natural Resource Management School for You

In 2020-2021, 51 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural resource management students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #179 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Most Popular Natural Resource Management Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Michigan to see which ones were the most popular programs 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.

Check out the resource management programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Michigan.

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the most popular school in Michigan for natural resource management students. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

After completing their degree, resource management graduates from Michigan State carry an average student debt load of $23,250.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Michigan State University

#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

The excellent programs at Central Michigan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resource management schools in Michigan. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

Full Natural Resource Management at Central Michigan University Report

#2

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

The excellent programs at Northwestern Michigan College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resource management schools in Michigan. NMC is a small public school located in the town of Traverse City.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resource Management Schools in Michigan list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Natural Resource Management at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bay de Noc Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resource Management Schools in Michigan list. Bay College is a small public school located in the remote town of Escanaba.

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Michigan Technological University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resource Management Schools in Michigan list. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

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Western Michigan University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resource Management Schools in Michigan list. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Western Michigan University

Best Natural Resource Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Natural Resource Management Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 140
Illinois 66
Indiana 0
Wisconsin 85

Natural Resource Management is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 7 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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