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

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

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

With 35 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, natural resources conservation is the #44 most popular major in West Virginia.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in West Virginia 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.

Check out the conservation master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in West Virginia.

#1

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

Our analysis found Marshall University to be the most popular school for natural resources conservation students who want to pursue a master’s degree in West Virginia. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Huntington.

Women make up 42% of the conservation majors at the school.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at Marshall University Report

#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Out of the 3 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in conservation at WVU, 56% are male and 44% are female.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at West Virginia University Report

The in-demand master’s degree 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 West Virginia. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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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
Virginia 89
Florida 64
Georgia 22
North Carolina 231
Tennessee 23
Kentucky 8
Louisiana 18
Alabama 47
South Carolina 28
Mississippi 11
Arkansas 6

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 3 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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