Our classroom is the great outdoors - the Big Bend region of Texas. The NRM faculty and staff share your passion and respect for nature and wildlife. If you're looking for a school where you can immerse yourself in studying range ecology, wildlife biology, ranching or conservation, you'll feel right at home in this wide-open country. The Sul Ross Natural Resource Management program is built on giving our students the hands-on training and experience they will need in their future careers and a solid footing in scientific principles. Our students and graduates spend a lot of time out in the field, studying the natural world. They work in labs and on remote sites, learning how to use sophisticated equipment to measure and analyze the environment. Our students get experience with real world research through the Borderlands Research Institute.

The Department of Natural Resource Management offers programs of study leading to the Master of Science (thesis and non-thesis) and Master of Agriculture (non-thesis) degrees in Range and Wildlife Management.  The graduate program is designed to prepare students for advanced educations (PhD) and for careers in teaching, extension, research, management, and other occupations requiring the higher level capabilities of a resource manager/scientist.

While the MS is offered on-campus, the Master in Agriculture (MAg) is available completely online and is intended for working professionals looking to further their education but not able to attend classes in a traditional setting.