2025 Best Environmental/Natural Resource Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Environmental/Natural Resource Economics isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #733 in popularity out of 1232 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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Environmental/Natural Resource Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 58 bachelor's degrees in environmental/natural resource economics to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on environmental/natural resource economics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other environmental/natural resource economics students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized environmental/natural resource economics related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for environmental/natural resource economics students working on their bachelor's degree.

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The natural resource economics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Environmental/Natural Resource Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Environmental/Natural Resource Economics in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in environmental/natural resource economics.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Natural Resource Economics

1

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

30 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in environmental/natural resource economics needs to take a look at Michigan State University. Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the city of East Lansing.More information about a bachelor’s in environmental/natural resource economics from Michigan State University

2

Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

28 Annual Graduates

Loyola University Chicago is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in environmental/natural resource economics. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in environmental/natural resource economics from Loyola University Chicago

Best Environmental/Natural Resource Economics Colleges by State

Explore the best environmental/natural resource economics schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	629	18
Ohio	612	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Natural Resource Economics

Environmental/Natural Resource Economics is one of 8 different types of Natural Resource Management programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	117
Environmental/Natural Resources Management & Policy, Other	25
Land Use Planning & Management/Development	3
Environmental/Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services	2

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Brian M. Powell. More about our data sources and methodologies.