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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools

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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.

The Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 56 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for conservation majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in the United States for natural resources conservation students working on their graduate certificate. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Women make up 70% of the conservation majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Antioch University - New England is a great place for natural resources conservation students working on their graduate certificate. Antioch University - New England is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Keene.

Women make up 88% of the conservation majors at the school.

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#3

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Out of the 56 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at American Public University System helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources conservation schools in the United States. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

Women make up 82% of the conservation majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students working on their graduate certificate. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Of the 10 students majoring in conservation at NC State, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#7

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

With a ranking of #7, Columbia Southern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in conservation at Columbia Southern University, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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George Washington University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate natural resources conservation programs. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in conservation at GWU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#7

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural resources conservation students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in conservation at Texas State, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#10

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in conservation at KU, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Natural Resources Conservation students that almost earned our Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
11 Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN

Natural Resources Conservation by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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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