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

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$56,413 Avg Salary

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

With 298 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, natural resources and conservation is the #17 most popular major in North Carolina.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina.

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the most popular school in North Carolina for natural resources and conservation students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 58% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources and conservation schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at UNC Chapel Hill, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at North Carolina A & T State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources and conservation schools in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at NC A&T, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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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
Mississippi 36
Florida 253
Virginia 252
Tennessee 53
Georgia 82
South Carolina 82
Louisiana 29
West Virginia 193
Kentucky 13
Arkansas 22
Alabama 84

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 4 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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