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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

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

In 2020-2021, 31 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural resources and conservation students who went to a Maryland college or university. This makes it the #30 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Maryland 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - College Park the most popular school in Maryland for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

Of the 23 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at UMCP, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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#2

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Morgan State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources and conservation schools in Maryland. Morgan State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Women make up 67% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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#3

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Goucher College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the small city of Baltimore, Goucher is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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Out of the 5 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland Eastern Shore landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMES is a small public school located in the fringe town of Princess Anne.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 234
Pennsylvania 170
New Jersey 36
District of Columbia 61
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 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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