2025 Best Natural Resource Management Schools in Wisconsin

When it comes to popularity, natural resource management sits in the middle of the road, ranking #178 out of 395 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Natural Resource Management Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 144 degrees in natural resource management to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Natural Resource Management Schools List

Pick Your Natural Resource Management Degree Level

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 Schools in Wisconsin. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Natural Resource Management in Wisconsin

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the resource management degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Wisconsin Schools in Resource Management

1

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

105 Resource Management Degrees Awarded

15.2% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in natural resource management needs to take a look at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Stevens Point.

Soon after graduating, resource management degree recipients typically earn about $40,553 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a degree in natural resource management from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Resource Management Degrees Awarded

62.5% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in natural resource management has to take a look at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. UWM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Milwaukee.

Natural Resource Management degree recipients from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee earn a boost of around $3,189 above the average income of natural resource management graduates.

More information about a degree in natural resource management from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Best Natural Resource Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	322	49
Ohio	314	140
Illinois	304	28

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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	93
Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management	49
Environmental/Natural Resource Economics	1
Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism	1

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Most Popular Majors Related to Resource Management

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation	791
Wildlife Management	97
Forestry	82
Fisheries Sciences	43
Natural Resources Conservation (Other)	26

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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.