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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools in California

27 Colleges
$38,140 Avg Salary
$19,839 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation School for You

Natural Resources Conservation is the #51 most popular major in California with 495 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in California to see which 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the most popular school for natural resources conservation students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Santa Barbara. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools in California list. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

The excellent programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources conservation schools in California. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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Out of the 27 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Humboldt State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Humboldt State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Arcata.

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#5

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

The excellent programs at University of San Francisco helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources conservation schools in California. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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With a ranking of #6, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students. Middlebury Institute is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Monterey.

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University of Southern California landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular natural resources conservation programs. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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California State University - Fullerton ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for natural resources conservation students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 98
Oregon 62
Nevada 5
Hawaii 17
Alaska 2

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

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 27 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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