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2023 Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

8 Colleges
$33,212 Avg Salary
$23,280 Avg Student Debt

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

With 1,033 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, natural resources conservation is the #26 most popular major in North Carolina.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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, Course Advisor has created the Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Bachelor's in Natural Resources Conservation

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in North Carolina for natural resources conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for natural resources conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Conservation majors at NC State take out an average of $21,857 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $254, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, conservation majors at UNC Chapel Hill accumulate an average of around $14,608 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, conservation majors at Appalachian State accumulate an average of around $20,195 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $208.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Asheville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Asheville, UNCA is a public school with a small student population.

Conservation majors at UNCA take out an average of $20,316 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for natural resources conservation students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.

Conservation majors at UNCW take out an average of $22,204 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $320, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Western Carolina University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree natural resources conservation programs. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, conservation majors at WCU accumulate an average of around $21,980 in student debt.

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#8

Warren Wilson College

Swannanoa, NC

Warren Wilson College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for natural resources conservation students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Warren Wilson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Swannanoa.

The average amount in student loans that conservation majors at Warren Wilson take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,491.

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Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 180
Virginia 519
Florida 917
Tennessee 129
Kentucky 92
South Carolina 140
Louisiana 105
Arkansas 90
Alabama 232
Mississippi 24
West Virginia 403

One of 5 majors within the area of study, natural resources conservation has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resource Management 2,933
Wildlife Management 2,449
Forestry 2,233
Fisheries Sciences 483
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 151

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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