This educational program focuses on the application of economic concepts and methods to the analysis of issues such as air and water pollution, waste disposal, land use planning, conservation policies, invasive species and pest control, and related environmental problems. This program typically includes in depth instruction in cost-benefit analysis, evaluation and assessment of alternative resource management strategies, policy evaluation and monitoring, environmental impact assessment, and analytic and descriptive tools for studying how environmental developments affect the economic system.
The list below includes regionally and/or nationally accredited Natural Resource Economics schools, colleges and universities.
Baldwin-Wallace College
| Phone Number: | (440) 826-2900 |
| Website: | www.bw.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 4,864 (3,892 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 13 to 1 |
Cornell University
| Phone Number: | (607) 255-2000 |
| Website: | www.cornell.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Doctor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 21,053 (14,336 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 11 to 1 |
Michigan State University
| Phone Number: | (517) 355-1855 |
| Website: | www.massart.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Rural fringe community |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 50,899 (38,011 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 18 to 1 |
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
| Phone Number: | (814) 865-4700 |
| Website: | www.psu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 48,407 (40,792 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 18 to 1 |
Universidad Metropolitana
| Phone Number: | (787) 766-1717 |
| Website: | www.suagm.edu/umet/index.asp |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Doctor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 14,912 (11,576 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 22 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.suagm.edu/umet/en/adm_admisiones.asp |
| Financial Aid: | www.suagm.edu/umet/en/adm_admisiones.asp |
| Online Application: | www.suagm.edu/umet/admisiones.asp?cn_id=544 |
University of Delaware
| Phone Number: | (302) 831-2000 |
| Website: | www.udel.edu/ |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Doctor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 23,153 (19,172 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 21 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.udel.edu/admissions/ |
| Financial Aid: | www.udel.edu/finaid/ |
| Online Application: | www.udel.edu/admissions/apply/ |
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
| Phone Number: | (603) 862-1234 |
| Website: | www.unh.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship |
| Campus setting: | Small suburb |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 16,161 (12,949 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 17 to 1 |
| Admissions: | admissions.unh.edu/ |
| Financial Aid: | financialaid.unh.edu/ |
| Online Application: | webcat.unh.edu/prod/bwskalog.P_DispLoginNon |
West Virginia University
| Phone Number: | (304) 293-0111 |
| Website: | www.wvu.edu/ |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Doctor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 32,616 (23,329 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 16 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.arc.wvu.edu |
| Financial Aid: | www.finaid.wvu.edu |
| Online Application: | apply.wvu.edu/applyNow |