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2023 Most Popular 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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the most popular 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 medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

Of the 12 students majoring in resource management at ASU - Skysong, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Natural Resource Management at Arizona State University - Skysong Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at East Central University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resource management schools in the Southwest Region . ECU is a small public school located in the town of Ada.

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

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A rank of #3 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 small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 43% of the resource management majors at the school.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for natural resource management students working on their master’s degree. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Texas Tech University

Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree natural resource management programs. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a moderately-sized 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 6 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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