A program that prepares individuals to plan, develop, manage, and evaluate programs to protect and regulate natural habitats and renewable natural resources. Includes instruction in the principles of wildlife and conservation biology, environmental science, animal population surveying, natural resource economics, management techniques for various habitats, applicable law and policy, administrative and communications skills, and public relations.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon State University | 135 | 2% | $26,892 |
| 2 | Yale University | 118 | 3% | $73,900 |
| 3 | University of Denver | 113 | 3% | $67,656 |
| 4 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 102 | 6% | $19,069 |
| 5 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 84 | 1% | $26,834 |
| 6 | SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry | 63 | 10% | $28,994 |
| 7 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 54 | 1% | $29,858 |
| 8 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 51 | 1% | $30,360 |
| 9 | University of Idaho | 50 | 2% | $21,350 |
| 10 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 31 | 0% | $27,367 |
| 11 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 29 | 2% | $21,246 |
| 12 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 28 | 0% | $32,443 |
| 13 | Hawkeye Community College | 28 | 3% | $6,635 |
| 14 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 27 | 0% | $23,977 |
| 15 | Utah State University | 26 | 0% | $20,504 |
| 16 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 25 | 1% | $24,915 |
| 17 | North Dakota State University-Main Campus | 22 | 1% | $22,436 |
| 18 | University of Rhode Island | 21 | 1% | $30,351 |
| 19 | Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science | 20 | 9% | $45,792 |
| 20 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 20 | 0% | $26,231 |
| 21 | University of Miami | 19 | 0% | $68,460 |
| 22 | Western Carolina University | 18 | 1% | $17,705 |
| 23 | Marist College | 18 | 1% | $58,150 |
| 24 | Auburn University | 18 | 0% | $31,590 |
| 25 | Washington University in St Louis | 15 | 0% | $74,361 |
| 26 | Duke University | 14 | 0% | $74,339 |
| 27 | Sul Ross State University | 14 | 2% | $20,466 |
| 28 | Florida International University | 14 | 0% | $23,506 |
| 29 | Chapman University | 13 | 1% | $73,182 |
| 30 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College | 13 | 3% | $16,258 |
| 31 | Northern Arizona University | 10 | 0% | $27,266 |
| 32 | Loyola University Chicago | 10 | 0% | $61,328 |
| 33 | SUNY Morrisville | 10 | 2% | $29,300 |
| 34 | Portland State University | 8 | 0% | $26,085 |
| 35 | University of Connecticut | 8 | 0% | $32,404 |
| 36 | Colorado Mountain College | 7 | 1% | $14,146 |
| 37 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus | 7 | 0% | $7,520 |
| 38 | Delaware State University | 6 | 1% | $23,420 |
| 39 | Angelo State University | 6 | 0% | $21,046 |
| 40 | Michigan State University | 5 | 0% | $28,862 |
| 41 | Central Carolina Technical College | 5 | 1% | $6,131 |
| 42 | East Central University | 4 | 0% | $18,292 |
| 43 | University of New Haven | 4 | 0% | $58,306 |
| 44 | University of Redlands | 4 | 0% | $68,922 |
| 45 | Great Basin College | 4 | 0% | $14,698 |
| 46 | Hardin-Simmons University | 3 | 1% | $41,046 |
| 47 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | 3 | 0% | $20,281 |
| 48 | Rocky Mountain College | 3 | 1% | $41,472 |
| 49 | Lehigh University | 3 | 0% | $68,595 |
| 50 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 3 | 0% | $29,506 |
| 51 | Northwest College | 3 | 1% | $14,281 |
| 52 | University of Delaware | 3 | 0% | $29,342 |
| 53 | Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute | 3 | 1% | $23,065 |
| 54 | Green Mountain College | 3 | 2% | $50,352 |
| 55 | Truckee Meadows Community College | 2 | 0% | $4,229 |
| 56 | Naropa University | 2 | 1% | $50,810 |
| 57 | College of Lake County | 2 | 0% | $5,124 |
| 58 | New Mexico Highlands University | 2 | 0% | $19,134 |
| 59 | Drexel University | 2 | 0% | $70,223 |
| 60 | Antioch University-New England | 1 | 0% | N/A |
| 61 | Texas Christian University | 1 | 0% | $65,684 |
| 62 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 1 | 0% | $24,936 |
| 63 | Michigan Technological University | 1 | 0% | $29,969 |
| 64 | Everglades University | 1 | 0% | $19,600 |
| 65 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 1 | 0% | $30,298 |
| 66 | Dordt College | 1 | 0% | $45,070 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Natural Resources Management and Policy program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.