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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Georgia

16 Colleges
$35,219 Avg Salary
$20,495 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation School for You

Natural Resources Conservation is the #97 most popular major in Georgia with 180 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Georgia 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for conservation majors pursuing a .

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Our analysis found Emory University to be the most popular school for natural resources conservation students who want to pursue a degree in Georgia. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Conservation majors at Emory take out an average of $19,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kennesaw State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Georgia list. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

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Out of the 16 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia College & State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their degree, conservation majors at Georgia College accumulate an average of around $23,978 in student debt.

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#4

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Georgia is a great place for natural resources conservation students. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Georgia landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNG is a large public school located in the town of Dahlonega.

While working on their degree, conservation majors at UNG accumulate an average of around $18,500 in student debt.

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#6

Georgia Gwinnett College

Lawrenceville, GA

With a ranking of #6, Georgia Gwinnett College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students. Georgia Gwinnett College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

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#7

Berry College

Mount Berry, GA

Berry College 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. Berry is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mount Berry.

The average amount in student loans that conservation majors at Berry take out is $20,500.

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#8

Spelman College

Atlanta, GA

With a ranking of #8, Spelman College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Spelman is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

College of Coastal Georgia

Brunswick, GA

College of Coastal Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for natural resources conservation students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Brunswick, CCGA is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Columbus State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students. CSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Columbus.

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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
Virginia 519
North Carolina 1,033
Florida 917
Tennessee 129
Kentucky 92
South Carolina 140
Louisiana 105
Arkansas 90
Alabama 232
Mississippi 24
West Virginia 403

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 16 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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