Highest Job Growth Bachelor's Natural Resources Programs

These are the highest job growth bachelor's natural resources programs, ranked by projected career job growth. The ranking includes 50 programs, with Oregon State University leading at 3.8%.

Rank Institution State Growth Completers
1 Oregon State University OR 3.8% 155
2 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA 3.8% 129
3 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point WI 3.8% 75
4 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA 3.8% 58
5 Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO 3.8% 51
6 Ohio State University-Main Campus OH 3.8% 50
7 Auburn University AL 3.8% 46
8 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry NY 3.8% 46
9 University of Hawaii at Manoa HI 3.8% 40
10 Florida Gulf Coast University FL 3.8% 37
11 Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ 3.8% 34
12 University of Rhode Island RI 3.8% 34
13 Southwestern Oklahoma State University OK 3.8% 32
14 Michigan State University MI 3.8% 30
15 Loyola University Chicago IL 3.8% 29
16 University of Miami FL 3.8% 28
17 St Petersburg College FL 3.8% 28
18 The University of Tennessee-Martin TN 3.8% 26
19 Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA 3.8% 25
20 The University of Montana MT 3.8% 23
21 Western Carolina University NC 3.8% 23
22 West Virginia University WV 3.8% 23
23 Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science NY 3.8% 22
24 North Dakota State University-Main Campus ND 3.8% 22
25 University of Wyoming WY 3.8% 21
26 Everglades University FL 3.8% 21
27 Unity Environmental University ME 3.8% 19
28 Sul Ross State University TX 3.8% 19
29 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH 3.8% 17
30 North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC 3.8% 16
31 South Dakota State University SD 3.8% 16
32 SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill NY 3.8% 14
33 SUNY Morrisville NY 3.8% 14
34 University of Vermont VT 3.8% 13
35 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA 3.8% 12
36 Western Washington University WA 3.8% 12
37 Glenville State University WV 3.8% 12
38 University of Idaho ID 3.8% 11
39 Marist University NY 3.8% 11
40 Texas State University TX 3.8% 9
41 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN 3.8% 8
42 Texas A&M University-College Station TX 3.8% 8
43 Texas Tech University TX 3.8% 8
44 University of Northern Iowa IA 3.8% 7
45 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH 3.8% 7
46 Wake Forest University NC 3.8% 7
47 California State University-Bakersfield CA 3.8% 6
48 Delaware State University DE 3.8% 6
49 University of Georgia GA 3.8% 6
50 Concordia College at Moorhead MN 3.8% 6

Methodology

Programs ranked by average projected job growth rate across related occupations (via CIP-SOC crosswalk). Only includes bachelor's programs with at least 10 completers and matched BLS occupation data. Data from the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook and College Scorecard.