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2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Kentucky

3 Colleges
$25,191 Avg Salary
$24,070 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation School for You

Natural Resources & Conservation is the #28 most popular major in Kentucky with 149 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Kentucky

Check out the natural resources and conservation programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Kentucky Schools in Natural Resources & Conservation

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kentucky the best school in Kentucky for natural resources and conservation students. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, natural resources and conservation graduates from UK carry an average student debtload of $26,030.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Murray State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the remote town of Murray, Murray State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, natural resources and conservation graduates from Murray State take out $22,109 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Murray State University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Eastern Kentucky University is a great place for natural resources and conservation students. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Richmond.

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Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,277
West Virginia 708
Florida 1,320
Virginia 853
Arkansas 161
Mississippi 190
South Carolina 255
Louisiana 191
Alabama 365
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 3 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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