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

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

With 364 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, natural resources and conservation is the #20 most popular major in Massachusetts.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Massachusetts 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Massachusetts. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Women make up 58% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Harvard University Report

#2

Clark University

Worcester, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Clark University is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Clark is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

Of the 39 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at Clark, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Clark University Report

Out of the 8 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Northeastern University

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

Women make up 50% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Massachusetts Amherst

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Boston is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the large city of Boston.

About 42% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 58% are male.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

About 40% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 60% are male.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Massachusetts - Lowell Report

#7

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#8

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

With a ranking of #8, Lesley University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Lesley University

Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Rhode Island 20
Connecticut 166
New Hampshire 98
Maine 65
Vermont 23

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 8 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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