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2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

8 Colleges
$32,742 Avg Salary
$23,744 Avg Student Debt

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

Natural Resources & Conservation is the #21 most popular major in North Carolina with 1,277 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in North Carolina to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Bachelor's in Natural Resources & Conservation

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in North Carolina. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources and conservation schools in North Carolina. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Asheville is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNCA is a small public school located in the small city of Asheville.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #6 on this year’s Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Western Carolina University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

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#8

Warren Wilson College

Swannanoa, NC

With a ranking of #8, Warren Wilson College did quite well on this year’s best schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Swannanoa, Warren Wilson is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 708
South Carolina 255
Florida 1,320
Virginia 853
Arkansas 161
Mississippi 190
Louisiana 191
Alabama 365
Kentucky 149
Georgia 378
Tennessee 320

Natural Resources & Conservation Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 22,254
Natural Resource Management 2,933
Wildlife Management 2,449
Forestry 2,233
Fisheries Sciences 483
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 151

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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