2025 Best Natural Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in Texas

If you plan on getting your master's degree in natural resource management, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #127 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of natural resource management. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 27 master's degrees in natural resource management during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 natural resource management students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other natural resource management students want to attend this school to pursue a master'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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for natural resource management to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized natural resource management related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for natural resource management students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Natural Resource Management Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Natural Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in Texas list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Natural Resource Management in Texas

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in natural resource management.

Top Texas Schools for a Master's in Resource Management

1

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

10 Annual Graduates

Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in natural resource management. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of College Station.More information about a master’s in natural resource management from Texas A&M University - College Station

2

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX

11 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in natural resource management needs to look into Texas Tech University. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in natural resource management from Texas Tech University

Best Natural Resource Management Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Natural Resource Management Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	180	19
Oklahoma	153	9

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Natural Resource Management Related Rankings by Major

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

Resource Management Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	17
Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management	10

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation	113
Wildlife Management	32
Forestry	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.