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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools in California

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Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in California to see which master'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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of California - Santa Barbara to be the most popular school for natural resources conservation students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 90 students majoring in conservation at UCSB, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Out of the 24 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 27% are male.

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Out of the 24 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Humboldt State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Humboldt State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Arcata.

Of the 34 students majoring in conservation at Humboldt State University, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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#4

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of San Francisco is a great place for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey is a great place for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. Middlebury Institute is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Monterey.

About 74% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 26% are male.

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#6

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

With a ranking of #6, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

About 38% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 62% are male.

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University of Southern California ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in California list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 59% of the conservation majors at the school.

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California State University - Fullerton came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in conservation at Cal State Fullerton, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 64% of the conservation majors at the school.

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California State University - Monterey Bay landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree natural resources conservation programs. CSUMB is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Seaside.

Of the 13 students majoring in conservation at CSUMB, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Colleges 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 24 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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