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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico

6 Colleges
$29,135 Avg Salary
$11,916 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Associate Degree 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.

The Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Associate Degree 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 6 schools in New Mexico to see which associate degree 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute to be the most popular school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a associate degree in New Mexico. SIPI is a fairly small public school located in the suburb of Albuquerque.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern New Mexico College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Northern New Mexico College is a small public school located in the town of Espanola.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Northern New Mexico College

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Los Alamos, UNM Los Alamos is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus Report

#2

Navajo Technical University

Crownpoint, NM

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Navajo Technical University is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their associate degree. Navajo Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Crownpoint.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Navajo Technical University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Santa Fe Community College is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public school with a small student population.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Santa Fe Community College Report

Out of the 6 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. ENMU - Ruidoso Campus is a fairly small public school located in the town of Ruidoso.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus Report

Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

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 averages are for the top 6 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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