2025 Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Natural Resource Management is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #149 out of the 363 majors across the country that we analyze each year. 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 2 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for natural resource management students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 46 bachelor's degrees in natural resource management to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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 bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor'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 - The number of natural resource management students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• 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 bachelor'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 colleges for natural resource management students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Natural Resource Management Schools

The resource management 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 Natural Resource Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Natural Resource Management in North Carolina

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

Top North Carolina Schools for a Bachelor's in Resource Management

1

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

16 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in natural resource management needs to check out North Carolina State University. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in natural resource management from North Carolina State University

2

Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC

23 Annual Graduates

$36,846 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in natural resource management needs to take a look at Western Carolina University. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the resource management program report average early career wages of $36,846.

More information about a bachelor’s in natural resource management from Western Carolina University

Best Natural Resource Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	86
Georgia	224	13
Tennessee	220	38
Virginia	213	16
Alabama	184	24
Louisiana	171	40
Arkansas	167	3
West Virginia	147	43

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Natural Resource Management Related Rankings by Major

One of 5 majors within the Natural Resources & Conservation area of study, Natural Resource Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Resource Management Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	46

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation	771
Forestry	72

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.