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2023 Most Popular 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 89 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the conservation doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the most popular school for natural resources conservation students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

Of the 44 students majoring in conservation at UC Berkeley, 66% are male and 34% are female.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of California - Berkeley

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources conservation schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in conservation at University of Arizona, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at University of Arizona Report

Out of the 89 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 3 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

Of the 17 students majoring in conservation at ASU - Tempe, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Idaho helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources conservation schools in the United States. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in conservation at U of I, 56% are male and 44% are female.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Idaho

#5

Yale University

New Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

Of the 15 students majoring in conservation at Yale, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 36% of the conservation majors at the school.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

#7

Duke University

Durham, NC

With a ranking of #7, Duke University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students working on their doctor’s degree. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Duke University

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in conservation at UMN Twin Cities, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#9

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in conservation at Stanford, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at Stanford University Report

Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

About 78% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 22% are male.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

University of California - Santa Cruz ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 75% of the conservation majors at the school.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of California - Santa Cruz

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

About 63% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#11

Portland State University

Portland, OR

Portland State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural resources conservation students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a very large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 13% are male.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at Portland State University Report

University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural resources conservation students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Of the 8 students majoring in conservation at UW - Madison, 38% are male and 63% are female.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Wisconsin - Madison

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Of the 8 students majoring in conservation at UIUC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#11

University of Maine

Orono, ME

University of Maine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural resources conservation students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Maine

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Natural Resources Conservation students that almost earned our Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
17 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
17 University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO
17 Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS

Natural Resources Conservation by Region

View the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
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.

  • 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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