PhD programmes in Natural Resource Management in North America

The doctoral program with a major in natural resources emphasizes interdisciplinary research approaches toward the understanding and management of natural resources in a broad context. The Natural Resources program is offered by the University of Tennessee Knoxville.

E-IPER's PhD in Environment and Resources degree program at Stanford University is designed to enable students to become first-rate interdisciplinary researchers and acquire the knowledge and skills to succeed in both academic and non-academic careers.

The objective of this Natural Resource Economics major at West Virginia University is to prepare students to apply economic models and analysis to environmental and natural resource policy problems.

Doctoral Natural Resource Ecology and Management students at the Oklahoma State University are provided with high quality, advanced training and instruction in the application of the scientific method to problems in natural resource ecology and management.

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign is a broad and diverse department offering flexible M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. 

The Agricultural and Resource Economics program from Colorado State University is a STEM-OPT certified program that prepares students in microeconomic theory, quantitative methods, and coursework in the fields of agricultural and environmental and natural resource economics.

The Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources from Colorado State University offers a research-based graduate program that is designed to educate and develop professionals in social science aspects of natural resources issues. 

The Ph.D. Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management program at University of Wyoming allows graduate students to use the research-oriented tools learned during a master’s program to conduct research on a major question surrounding rangeland ecology and watershed management. 

The Natural Resources and Environmental Science Doctor of Philosophy Degree at University of Nevada, Reno offers graduate study of the ecology, management and restoration of rangeland, forest and wildlife ecosystems.

Students at the University of Tennessee Knoxville interested in pursuing doctoral studies in the area of Natural Resource Economics may do so with a concentration in Natural Resource Economics under the natural resources PhD major located administratively within the Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries.

The Natural Resources and Environmental Studies program at University of Northern British Columbia is intentionally interdisciplinary in nature, stressing the interconnections between the physical, biological and social/ethical components of natural environments.

The study of the Natural Resources - Fisheries Conservation and Management program from The University of Arizona includes all the biological and physical processes of ecosystems - knowledge needed for sustainable use of rangelands as well as management of the diverse and complex systems that they support.  

The Natural Resources Studies program from The University of Arizona is intended to provide an interdisciplinary graduate education for individuals who wish to contribute to natural resource policy and management decisions made in an environment increasingly influenced not only by technical elements, but by economic, legal, political, and social factors.  

The goal of the Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Concentration - Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Sciences program from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University is to attain a healthy environment, economic profitability, and social and economic equity, with minimal negative impact on the environment.

The study of the Natural Resources - Watershed Management and Ecohydrology program from The University of Arizona includes all the biological and physical processes of ecosystems - knowledge needed for sustainable use of rangelands as well as management of the diverse and complex systems that they support.  

The study of the Natural Resources - Ecology, Management and Restoration of Rangelands program from The University of Arizona includes all the biological and physical processes of ecosystems - knowledge needed for sustainable use of rangelands as well as management of the diverse and complex systems that they support.  

The PhD in Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) at the The Ohio State University provides high-level research and scholarly training for individuals who wish to pursue independent, original thinking and careers in academia or high-level research.

At the Washington State University, we offer our graduate students a phd program in Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences.

The Natural Resources and Environmental Management PhD program at the University of Manitoba is aimed at developing independent researchers in the areas of natural resources and the environment, through a holistic and interdisciplinary approach. 

The Mineral Resource Engineering degree at University of Nevada, Reno is an interdisciplinary field in which modern engineering meets earth science.