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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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

Natural Resources & Conservation is the #27 most popular major in District of Columbia with 61 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia to see which master'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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for natural resources and conservation majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named American University the most popular school in District of Columbia for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 40 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at The American University, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

About 69% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 31% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the District of Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school located in the city of Washington.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of the District of Columbia

#4

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Out of the 4 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Georgetown University

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 234
Pennsylvania 170
Maryland 31
New Jersey 36
Delaware 14

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 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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