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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Alabama

10 Colleges
$43,433 Avg Salary
$26,821 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation School for You

With 232 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, natural resources conservation is the #67 most popular major in Alabama.

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.

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 Schools in Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Alabama to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Colleges.

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the most popular school for natural resources conservation students who want to pursue a degree in Alabama. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Orange Beach.

After completing their degree, conservation graduates from Columbia Southern University carry an average student debt load of $29,045.

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#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

The excellent programs at Auburn University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources conservation schools in Alabama. Auburn is a very large public school located in the city of Auburn.

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#3

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

The excellent programs at The University of Alabama helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources conservation schools in Alabama. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, conservation graduates from UA take out $22,375 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Auburn University at Montgomery is a great place for natural resources conservation students. AUM is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Montgomery.

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#5

Troy University

Troy, AL

The excellent programs at Troy University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources conservation schools in Alabama. TROY is a large public school located in the remote town of Troy.

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#5

Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, AL

Out of the 10 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Tuskegee University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Tuskegee, Tuskegee is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

University of Montevallo

Montevallo, AL

University of Montevallo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for natural resources conservation students. It came in at #7 on the list. Montevallo is a small public school located in the large suburb of Montevallo.

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#7

Birmingham Southern College

Birmingham, AL

With a ranking of #7, Birmingham Southern College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, BSC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

Samford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for natural resources conservation students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Miles College

Fairfield, AL

With a ranking of #10, Miles College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students. Miles College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

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Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 180
Virginia 519
North Carolina 1,033
Florida 917
Tennessee 129
Kentucky 92
South Carolina 140
Louisiana 105
Arkansas 90
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 10 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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