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2023 Most Popular Online Natural Resources Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools

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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.

The Most Popular Online Natural Resources Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs 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 graduate certificate.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for natural resources conservation students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Of the 56 students majoring in conservation at Harvard, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at American Public University System 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 fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in conservation at American Military University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Natural Resources Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in conservation at Auburn, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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Out of the 10 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 4 spot on the list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

Of the 11 students majoring in conservation at Colorado State, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources conservation schools in the United States. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

About 60% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#6

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Columbia Southern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Natural Resources Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 83% are male.

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#7

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

University of Saint Joseph ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Natural Resources Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 67% of the conservation majors at the school.

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Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for natural resources conservation students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

Women make up 50% of the conservation majors at the school.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Natural Resources Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Natural Resources Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

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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 10 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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