When it comes to popularity, range science & management sits in the middle of the road, ranking #847 out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for range science & management students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 211 degrees in range science & management annually.
Choosing a Great Range Science & Management School
Your choice of range science & management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Range Science & Management School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Range Science & Management Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Range Science & Management Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Range Science & Management in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the range science and management degree levels they offer.
Any student pursuing a degree in range science & management needs to look into Texas A&M University - College Station. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were approximately 24 range science & management students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Oregon State University if you want to pursue a degree in range science & management. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #238 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Oregon State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 8 range science & management students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat University of Nebraska - Lincoln if you want to pursue a degree in range science & management. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #207 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.
There were approximately 13 range science & management students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat South Dakota State University if you want to pursue a degree in range science & management. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #425 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means South Dakota State is a great university overall.
There were about 5 range science & management students who graduated with this degree at South Dakota State in the most recent data year.
Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 7 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wyoming.
There were approximately 27 range science & management students who graduated with this degree at UW in the most recent year we have data available.
MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Bozeman. This university ranks 2nd out of 12 colleges for overall quality in the state of Montana.
There were roughly 9 range science & management students who graduated with this degree at MSU Bozeman in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were approximately 11 range science & management students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 24 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were approximately 8 range science & management students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Chadron, Chadron State College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 16th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were approximately 28 range science & management students who graduated with this degree at Chadron State College in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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