2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, natural resources and conservation was ranked #25 in the country. In fact 30,503 degrees and certificates were handed out 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 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for natural resources and conservation majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top Plains States Region Schools for a Master's in Natural Resources & Conservation
Our analysis found Webster University to be the best school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.
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Iowa State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.
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Bemidji State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for natural resources and conservation students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.
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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #8 on this year’s Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
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Request InformationBest Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges by State
Explore the best natural resources and conservation schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 145 |
Minnesota | 626 |
Iowa | 354 |
South Dakota | 83 |
Missouri | 257 |
Nebraska | 196 |
North Dakota | 66 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Natural Resources & Conservation
Natural Resources & Conservation Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Majors Similar to Natural Resources & Conservation
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.