2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation Master'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 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 225 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master'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.
2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the conservation master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Natural Resources Conservation
Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for natural resources conservation students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
Women make up 58% of the conservation majors at the school.
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Out of the 225 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 2 spot on the list. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.
Of the 165 students majoring in conservation at U-M, 35% are male and 65% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
Of the 132 students majoring in conservation at Duke, 31% are male and 69% are female.
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Out of the 225 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.
Women make up 64% of the conservation majors at the school.
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Out of the 225 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCSB is a very large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.
About 60% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 40% are male.
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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 76% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 24% are male.
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University of Pennsylvania ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Of the 78 students majoring in conservation at UPenn, 27% are male and 73% are female.
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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural resources conservation students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.
Women make up 73% of the conservation majors at the school.
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University of Colorado Boulder ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 59% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 41% are male.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 40% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 60% are male.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.
Of the 57 students majoring in conservation at UW - Madison, 28% are male and 72% are female.
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Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree natural resources conservation programs. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.
About 58% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 42% are male.
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North Carolina State University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
Women make up 54% of the conservation majors at the school.
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.
Women make up 48% of the conservation majors at the school.
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Antioch University - New England did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural resources conservation students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Antioch University - New England is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Keene.
About 75% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 25% are male.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural resources conservation students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 42 students majoring in conservation at University of Virginia, 17% are male and 83% are female.
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With a ranking of #17, American University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
Women make up 95% of the conservation majors at the school.
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Clark University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree natural resources conservation programs. Clark is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.
Of the 39 students majoring in conservation at Clark, 31% are male and 69% are female.
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Webster University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools list. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
About 40% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 60% are male.
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University of Idaho did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural resources conservation students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 41% of the conservation majors at the school.
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Humboldt State University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree natural resources conservation programs. Located in the town of Arcata, Humboldt State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 35% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 65% are male.
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With a ranking of #22, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
Of the 33 students majoring in conservation at ASU - Skysong, 24% are male and 76% are female.
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With a ranking of #22, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 33 students majoring in conservation at UW Seattle, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural resources conservation students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.
Women make up 58% of the conservation majors at the school.
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University of San Francisco landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree natural resources conservation programs. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Of the 30 students majoring in conservation at USFCA, 30% are male and 70% are female.
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Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR |
| 37 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA |
| 37 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | Amherst, MA |
| 39 | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 40 | Western Washington University | Bellingham, WA |
| 41 | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN |
| 41 | University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ |
| 43 | Unity College | Unity, ME |
| 44 | University of New Hampshire - Main Campus | Durham, NH |
| 44 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Lincoln, NE |
| 44 | Florida Gulf Coast University | Fort Myers, FL |
| 44 | Binghamton University | Vestal, NY |
| 44 | The University of Montana | Missoula, MT |
| 44 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | Hilo, HI |
| 44 | California State University - Fullerton | Fullerton, CA |
Natural Resources Conservation by Region
View the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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| Rocky Mountains |
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Majors Related to Conservation
Natural Resources Conservation is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
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