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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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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.

The Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in California to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of California - Davis to be the most popular school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at California State University - San Marcos helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources and conservation schools in California. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Loyola Marymount University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources and conservation schools in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fresno. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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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 5 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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