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

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$49,771 Avg Salary

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

With 89 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, natural resources conservation is the #72 most popular major in Virginia.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Virginia 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for conservation majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the most popular school for natural resources conservation students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Virginia. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

Women make up 83% of the conservation majors at the school.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Virginia - Main Campus

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

Women make up 79% of the conservation majors at the school.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at George Mason University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

Women make up 46% of the conservation majors at the school.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Virginia Commonwealth University

#4

Christopher Newport University

Newport News, VA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Christopher Newport University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources conservation schools in Virginia. CNU is a small public school located in the city of Newport News.

Of the 8 students majoring in conservation at CNU, 63% are male and 38% are female.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Christopher Newport University

Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 64
Georgia 22
North Carolina 231
Tennessee 23
Kentucky 8
Louisiana 18
Alabama 47
South Carolina 28
Mississippi 11
Arkansas 6
West Virginia 35

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 4 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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