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Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in New Mexico

2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in New Mexico

1 College
$27,369 Avg Salary
$20,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation School for You

In 2020-2021, 91 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural resources and conservation students who went to a New Mexico college or university. This makes it the #28 most popular major in the state.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 1 schools in New Mexico to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

The following school tops our list of the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges.

Best Natural Resources & Conservation School

Our analysis found New Mexico State University - Main Campus to be the best school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that natural resources and conservation majors at NMSU Main Campus take out is $20,500.

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Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 767
Texas 1,335
Oklahoma 196

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

Majors Similar to Natural Resources & Conservation

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 values are for the top school 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.

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