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2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in California

16 Colleges
$48,625 Avg Salary

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

Natural Resources & Conservation is the #23 most popular major in California with 512 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for natural resources and conservation majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the best school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Fullerton. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

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#3

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of San Francisco. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Santa Barbara. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources and conservation schools in California. Located in the suburb of Monterey, Middlebury Institute is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

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University of California - Davis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

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San Jose State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.

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With a ranking of #9, University of California - Riverside did quite well on this year’s best schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Riverside.

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With a ranking of #10, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well on this year’s best schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 130
Oregon 297
Nevada 5
Hawaii 36
Alaska 22

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

Majors Similar to Natural Resources & Conservation

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 16 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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