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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the Southwest Region

27 Colleges
$39,694 Avg Salary
$25,889 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Southwest Region to see which 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Oklahoma Norman Campus to be the most popular school for natural resources conservation students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.

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The excellent programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources conservation schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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The excellent programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources conservation schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for natural resources conservation students. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for natural resources conservation students. It came in at #6 on the list. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

Prescott College

Prescott, AZ

Prescott College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular natural resources conservation programs. Located in the small city of Prescott, Prescot College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular natural resources conservation programs. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 130
Arizona 146
Oklahoma 74
New Mexico 0

One of 5 majors within the area of study, natural resources conservation has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 27 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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