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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation Master'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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 40 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 79 students majoring in conservation at Columbia, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 73% of the conservation majors at the school.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 5% are male.

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#4

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Out of the 40 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Binghamton University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Vestal.

About 59% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 41% are male.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at Binghamton University Report

#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 40 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in conservation at Cornell, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

With a ranking of #6, New York University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#6

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in conservation at Villanova, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#6

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Duquesne is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Duquesne University

George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural resources conservation students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 13 students majoring in conservation at GWU, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree natural resources conservation programs. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, ESF is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 92% of the conservation majors at the school.

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Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resources conservation schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 196
Pennsylvania 140
Maryland 15
New Jersey 36
District of Columbia 59
Delaware 10

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 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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