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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor'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 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in California to see which doctor'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.

Check out the natural resources and conservation doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the most popular school in California for natural resources and conservation students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

Women make up 34% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at University of California - Berkeley Report

#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Out of the 8 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 33% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Cruz. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 75% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Merced is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Merced, UC Merced is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 67% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 67% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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Out of the 8 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCSB is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.

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University of California - Riverside landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. UCR is a very large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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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 8 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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