2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools
Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation School for You
In 2020-2021, 3,724 people earned a degree or certificate in natural resources conservation, making the major the #63 most popular in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools ranking. This report analyzed 249 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Natural Resources Conservation program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the United States
Check out the conservation programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Natural Resources Conservation
Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in the United States for natural resources conservation students. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
Out of the 249 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 2 spot on the list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.
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The excellent programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources conservation schools in the United States. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.
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The excellent programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources conservation schools in the United States. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.
With a ranking of #6, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students. UCSB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.
With a ranking of #7, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular natural resources conservation programs. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for natural resources conservation students. It came in at #9 on the list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular natural resources conservation programs. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
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Antioch University - New England ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools list. Antioch University - New England is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Keene.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.
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North Carolina State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools ranking. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.
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University of Idaho ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools list. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular natural resources conservation programs. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.
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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for natural resources conservation students. It came in at #17 on the list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.
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With a ranking of #18, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of Arizona ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #19, American University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
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Clark University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools list. Clark is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.
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Auburn University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools ranking. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #23, Webster University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
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With a ranking of #24, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular natural resources conservation programs. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
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Rest of the Top Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Natural Resources Conservation students that almost earned our Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Miami University - Oxford | Oxford, OH |
| 41 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
| 42 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA |
| 42 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY |
| 42 | University of New Hampshire - Main Campus | Durham, NH |
| 42 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Lincoln, NE |
| 46 | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 46 | George Mason University | Fairfax, VA |
| 46 | University of Vermont | Burlington, VT |
| 49 | Western Washington University | Bellingham, WA |
Natural Resources Conservation by Region
View the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools for a specific region near you.
| Region |
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| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
Majors Related to Conservation
Natural Resources Conservation is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Conservation
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Natural Resource Management | 1,073 |
| Forestry | 486 |
| Wildlife Management | 323 |
| Fisheries Sciences | 106 |
| Natural Resources Conservation (Other) | 32 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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 Lynn Betts.
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