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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico

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

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

In 2020-2021, 31 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural resources conservation students who went to a New Mexico college or university. This makes it the #98 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of New Mexico - Main Campus the most popular school in New Mexico for natural resources conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

About 56% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 44% are male.

On average, conservation graduates from UNM take out $20,613 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a great place for natural resources conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Portales.

About 25% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 75% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at New Mexico State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources conservation schools in New Mexico. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 75% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Northern New Mexico College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources conservation schools in New Mexico. Northern New Mexico College is a small public school located in the town of Espanola.

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

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#4

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Out of the 9 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Western New Mexico University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the town of Silver City.

Of the 2 students majoring in conservation at Western New Mexico University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#4

Navajo Technical University

Crownpoint, NM

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Navajo Technical University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Navajo Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Crownpoint.

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With a ranking of #7, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Socorro.

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University of the Southwest did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural resources conservation students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, New Mexico Highlands University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the town of Las Vegas.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at New Mexico Highlands University Report

Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 973
Arizona 684
Oklahoma 160

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 9 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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