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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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$49,771 Avg Salary

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

With 1,033 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, natural resources conservation is the #26 most popular major in North Carolina.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

The Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in North Carolina to see which master'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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for conservation majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the most popular school for natural resources conservation students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 132 students majoring in conservation at Duke, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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Out of the 5 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 54% of the conservation majors at the school.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at North Carolina State University

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources conservation schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 73% of the conservation majors at the school.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Out of the 5 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNCW is a large public school located in the city of Wilmington.

About 67% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Out of the 5 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a large student population.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 180
Virginia 519
Florida 917
Tennessee 129
Kentucky 92
South Carolina 140
Louisiana 105
Arkansas 90
Alabama 232
Mississippi 24
West Virginia 403

One of 5 majors within the area of study, natural resources conservation has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 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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