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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Alaska

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Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation School for You

Natural Resources & Conservation is one of the most popular subjects to study in Alaska. With 22 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Alaska to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Alaska 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 Alaska Fairbanks to be the most popular school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a degree in Alaska. UAF is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairbanks.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Alaska Fairbanks Report

#2

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, AK

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Alaska Pacific University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Alaska list. Located in the large city of Anchorage, Alaska Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
California 512
Washington 130
Oregon 297
Nevada 5
Hawaii 36

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 2 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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