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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools

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

Natural Resources & Conservation is the #25 most popular major in the country with 30,503 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 813 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs 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.

Check out the natural resources and conservation bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the most popular school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 488 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at UC Berkeley, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 64% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Oregon State University is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 361 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at Oregon State, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 355 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at UC Davis, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources and conservation schools in the United States. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

About 63% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 37% are male.

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American Public University System ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

Women make up 33% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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Southern New Hampshire University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.

About 56% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 44% are male.

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Humboldt State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Humboldt State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Arcata.

Of the 298 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at Humboldt State University, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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#9

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

University of Vermont came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 70% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Stevens Point.

Women make up 32% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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#11

Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA

Western Washington University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 240 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at WWU, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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#12

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

About 46% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 54% are male.

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North Carolina State University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 237 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at NC State, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural resources and conservation students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 60% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

Of the 208 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at UC Santa Cruz, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 43% are male.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural resources and conservation students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 33% are male.

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University of Colorado Boulder came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boulder.

About 49% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 51% are male.

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#19

The University of Montana

Missoula, MT

The University of Montana landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. UM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Missoula.

Women make up 39% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #20, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

Women make up 69% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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#21

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural resources and conservation students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

Women make up 63% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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#22

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural resources and conservation students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 65% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, ESF is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 152 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at ESF, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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#24

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

About 62% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 38% are male.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 142 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at U-M, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#29

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV
#31

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ
#34

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS
#34

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID
#40

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
#41

University of Maine

Orono, ME
#43

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI
#44

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ
#47

Auburn University

Auburn, AL
#47

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN
#49

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Remaining Award Winners

This section represents the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 813 different United States natural resources and conservation schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
52 Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX
52 University of Delaware Newark, DE
54 Unity College Unity, ME
54 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
56 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
57 Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science Paul Smiths, NY
58 University of Oregon Eugene, OR
59 University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD
59 Utah State University Logan, UT
61 Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL
61 University of Nevada - Reno Reno, NV
63 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
63 University of California - San Diego La Jolla, CA
65 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
65 University of Georgia Athens, GA
67 Stockton University Galloway, NJ
68 Texas State University San Marcos, TX
69 California State University - Monterey Bay Seaside, CA
69 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
69 University of Wyoming Laramie, WY
72 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
73 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
73 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
75 Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL
76 Northeastern University Boston, MA
76 Binghamton University Vestal, NY
78 Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX
78 Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI
80 South Dakota State University Brookings, SD
81 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
81 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
83 Delaware Valley University Doylestown, PA
83 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
85 San Jose State University San Jose, CA
85 Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN
87 University of North Carolina at Asheville Asheville, NC
88 Clemson University Clemson, SC
88 Eckerd College Saint Petersburg, FL
88 Arizona State University - Skysong Scottsdale, AZ
91 University of Massachusetts - Boston Boston, MA
91 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
93 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
93 California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA
95 Portland State University Portland, OR
96 California State University - Long Beach Long Beach, CA
96 Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH
96 University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD
99 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI
99 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
99 Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX
102 California State University - Channel Islands Camarillo, CA
103 Salisbury University Salisbury, MD
103 University of Minnesota - Duluth Duluth, MN
103 California State University - San Marcos San Marcos, CA
106 Towson University Towson, MD
106 Montana State University Bozeman, MT
108 SUNY Cobleskill Cobleskill, NY
109 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
109 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
111 Allegheny College Meadville, PA
111 Boise State University Boise, ID
113 Southern Illinois University Carbondale Carbondale, IL
113 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
113 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA
113 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC
113 St Mary’s College of Maryland St. Mary’s City, MD
118 University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO
118 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA
118 University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Green Bay, WI
118 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
118 The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN
118 University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI
118 Colby College Waterville, ME
118 Middlebury College Middlebury, VT

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Natural Resources & Conservation students that almost earned our Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
126 The University of Arizona Global Campus San Diego, CA
126 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
128 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
128 Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI
130 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
130 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
130 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
130 Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH
130 University of San Diego San Diego, CA
135 Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC
135 Tufts University Medford, MA
137 Dartmouth College Hanover, NH
137 Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN
137 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
137 Baylor University Waco, TX
137 Flagler College - St Augustine Saint Augustine, FL
142 University of California - Riverside Riverside, CA
142 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA
142 Colgate University Hamilton, NY
142 Northland College Ashland, WI
146 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA
146 Westfield State University Westfield, MA
146 California State University - Chico Chico, CA
149 Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH
150 University of Redlands Redlands, CA
150 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
150 Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ
153 Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA
153 Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA
153 Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO
153 Emory University Atlanta, GA
157 Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA
157 Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO
157 The College at Brockport Brockport, NY
157 University of Wisconsin - River Falls River Falls, WI
161 St Olaf College Northfield, MN
161 Hobart and William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY
161 Western Colorado University Gunnison, CO
161 Fort Lewis College Durango, CO
161 Queens College Queens, NY

Natural Resources & Conservation by Region

View the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 26 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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