2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree School for You
Natural Resources & Conservation is the #24 most popular major in the country with 5,744 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.
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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the natural resources and conservation master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.
About 65% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 35% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.
About 72% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 28% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.
Of the 48 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at IU Bloomington, 42% are male and 58% are female.
Out of the 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 27 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at Ohio State, 41% are male and 59% are female.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 31% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 69% are male.
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Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural resources and conservation students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
About 75% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 25% are male.
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Miami University - Oxford did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural resources and conservation students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 24 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at Miami University - Oxford, 54% are male and 46% are female.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Of the 21 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at UChicago, 71% are male and 29% are female.
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural resources and conservation students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Stevens Point.
Women make up 76% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 15 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at UIUC, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges by State
Explore the best natural resources and conservation colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Illinois | 159 |
Indiana | 94 |
Ohio | 88 |
Wisconsin | 132 |
Michigan | 243 |
Majors Related to Natural Resources & Conservation
Natural Resources & Conservation Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Natural Resources Conservation | 3,724 |
Natural Resource Management | 1,073 |
Forestry | 486 |
Wildlife Management | 323 |
Fisheries Sciences | 106 |
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) | 32 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 26 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.
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