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

19 Colleges
$49,771 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 973 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural resources conservation students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #63 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in Texas 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for conservation majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the most popular school for natural resources conservation students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

Of the 14 students majoring in conservation at UT Austin, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Arlington the most popular school in Texas for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

About 43% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 57% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 23% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Houston.

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

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Out of the 19 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the # 5 spot on the list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Canyon.

About 29% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 71% are male.

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#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas State University is a great place for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 57% of the conservation majors at the school.

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Out of the 19 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Nacogdoches.

Women make up 43% of the conservation majors at the school.

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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree natural resources conservation programs. Located in the city of Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public college with a large student population.

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

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#8

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree natural resources conservation programs. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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

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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

Of the 5 students majoring in conservation at UTSA, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at The University of Texas at San Antonio 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
Arizona 684
Oklahoma 160
New Mexico 31

Natural Resources Conservation is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Conservation

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 19 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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