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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

11 Colleges
$56,413 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor's Degree School for You

Natural Resources Conservation is the #63 most popular major in the country with 3,724 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arizona the most popular school in the Southwest Region for natural resources conservation students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Of the 21 students majoring in conservation at University of Arizona, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in conservation at ASU - Tempe, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources conservation schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Women make up 36% of the conservation majors at the school.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Texas A&M University - College Station

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Out of the 11 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

Of the 4 students majoring in conservation at Texas State, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#5

Baylor University

Waco, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Baylor University is a great place for natural resources conservation students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 33% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great place for natural resources conservation students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in conservation at UT Arlington, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural resources conservation students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UTHealth is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the conservation majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a large public school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree natural resources conservation programs. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resources conservation colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 130
Arizona 146
Oklahoma 74
New Mexico 0

One of 5 majors within the area of study, natural resources conservation has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 11 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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