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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, natural resources and conservation was ranked #24 in the country. In fact 5,744 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for natural resources and conservation majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the most popular school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 68% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their graduate certificate. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

Women make up 53% 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 American Public University System. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 42% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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#4

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at Auburn, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources and conservation schools in the Southeast Region . NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

Women make up 60% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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#6

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Columbia Southern University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 17% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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#7

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural resources and conservation students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Tennessee Technological University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their graduate certificate. Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Cookeville.

About 25% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 75% are male.

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#9

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#10

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Lipscomb University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resources and conservation schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 36
Florida 253
North Carolina 298
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

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 21 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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