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Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia

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

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

With 193 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, natural resources and conservation is the #11 most popular major in West Virginia.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in West Virginia 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.

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the most popular school in West Virginia for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

Women make up 59% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Morgantown.

Women make up 33% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at West Virginia University Report

#3

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

Out of the 3 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Huntington, Marshall University is a public school with a large student population.

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

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Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 36
Florida 253
Virginia 252
Tennessee 53
North Carolina 298
Georgia 82
South Carolina 82
Louisiana 29
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

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 3 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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