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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools in New Mexico

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In 2020-2021, 31 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural resources conservation students who went to a New Mexico college or university. This makes it the #98 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Schools in New Mexico ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in New Mexico 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named University of New Mexico - Main Campus the most popular school in New Mexico for natural resources conservation students. UNM is a very large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

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The excellent programs at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources conservation schools in New Mexico. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Portales.

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Out of the 12 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

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#3

Navajo Technical University

Crownpoint, NM

Out of the 12 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Navajo Technical University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Navajo Tech is a small public school located in the remote area of Crownpoint.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern New Mexico College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools in New Mexico list. Northern New Mexico College is a small public school located in the distant town of Espanola.

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#6

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Western New Mexico University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for natural resources conservation students. It came in at #6 on the list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the town of Silver City.

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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular natural resources conservation programs. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Socorro.

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University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular natural resources conservation programs. Located in the town of Los Alamos, UNM Los Alamos is a public school with a small student population.

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Santa Fe Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the small suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public school with a small student population.

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University of the Southwest ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 973
Arizona 684
Oklahoma 160

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

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 12 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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