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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

27 Colleges
$49,771 Avg Salary

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

Natural Resources Conservation is the #49 most popular major in the country with 22,254 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Oklahoma Norman Campus the most popular school in the Southwest Region for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.

Women make up 40% of the conservation majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 24% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in conservation at ASU - Tempe, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

About 26% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 74% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources conservation schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in conservation at UT Arlington, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 46% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 54% are male.

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#7

Prescott College

Prescott, AZ

With a ranking of #7, Prescott College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Prescott, Prescot College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 31% are male.

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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree natural resources conservation programs. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Of the 13 students majoring in conservation at Texas A&M College Station, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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#10

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ

Northern Arizona University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree natural resources conservation programs. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

Women make up 80% of the conservation majors at the school.

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Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resources conservation schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 973
Arizona 684
Oklahoma 160
New Mexico 31

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 27 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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