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2023 Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor's Degree Schools

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

In 2020-2021, 22,254 people earned a degree or certificate in natural resources conservation, making the major the #49 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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, Course Advisor has developed this Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 57 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the conservation doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for natural resources conservation students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great place for natural resources conservation students working on their doctor’s degree. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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Out of the 57 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #6 on this year’s Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

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Washington State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree natural resources conservation programs. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for natural resources conservation students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. ESF is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

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With a ranking of #10, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for natural resources conservation students working on their doctor’s degree. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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Natural Resources Conservation by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Natural Resources Conservation is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 25 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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