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2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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$56,413 Avg Salary

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

Natural Resources & Conservation is the #24 most popular major in the country with 5,744 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in Natural Resources & Conservation

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best school in the Southwest Region for natural resources and conservation students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources and conservation schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

With a ranking of #6, Texas State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

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#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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#8

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for natural resources and conservation students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Northern Arizona University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. NAU is a very large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

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Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resources and conservation colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 182
Texas 187
Oklahoma 83
New Mexico 7

Natural Resources & Conservation Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 3,724
Natural Resource Management 1,073
Forestry 486
Wildlife Management 323
Fisheries Sciences 106
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 32

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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