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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Texas

21 Colleges
$37,143 Avg Salary
$25,854 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation School for You

Natural Resources & Conservation is the #29 most popular major in Texas with 187 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 21 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for natural resources and conservation majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in Texas for natural resources and conservation students. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Texas list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Sul Ross State University is a great place for natural resources and conservation students. Sul Ross is a small public school located in the town of Alpine.

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Out of the 21 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for natural resources and conservation students. It came in at #7 on the list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Stephen F Austin State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular natural resources and conservation programs. Located in the town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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West Texas A&M University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 182
Oklahoma 83
New Mexico 7

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 21 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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