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2023 Most Popular Online Natural Resources Conservation Schools

32 Colleges
$35,963 Avg Salary
$23,098 Avg Student Debt

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Natural Resources Conservation Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for conservation majors pursuing an online .

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the most popular school for natural resources conservation students who want to pursue an online degree in the United States. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that conservation majors at American Military University take out is $25,250.

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The excellent online programs at University of Phoenix - Arizona helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources conservation schools in the United States. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

On average, conservation graduates from UOPX - Arizona take out $45,122 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Out of the 32 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia Southern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that conservation majors at Columbia Southern University take out is $29,045.

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The excellent online programs at University of Maryland Global Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources conservation schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, conservation majors at UMGC accumulate an average of around $14,031 in student debt.

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The excellent online programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources conservation schools in the United States. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

The average amount in student loans that conservation majors at ASU - Skysong take out is $20,490. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $245.

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#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

With a ranking of #6, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s best schools for natural resources conservation students. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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#8

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

University of Vermont ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Natural Resources Conservation Schools list. UVM is a large public school located in the small city of Burlington.

Conservation majors at UVM take out an average of $20,687 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $570, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Mountain Empire Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Natural Resources Conservation Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Big Stone Gap, MECC is a public school with a small student population.

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#8

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Natural Resources Conservation Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 26 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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