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

11 Colleges
$32,742 Avg Salary
$23,744 Avg Student Debt

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

With 320 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, natural resources and conservation is the #27 most popular major in Tennessee.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Tennessee to see which bachelor's 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 Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the most popular school in Tennessee for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 46% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee Technological University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 59% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Martin is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. UT Martin is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Martin.

About 32% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 68% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Sewanee - The University of the South is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Sewanee, Sewanee is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at Sewanee, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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#6

Rhodes College

Memphis, TN

Rhodes College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Memphis, Rhodes College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at Rhodes College, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#7

Maryville College

Maryville, TN

Maryville College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Maryville College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Maryville.

Women make up 78% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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#8

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

Belmont 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#9

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Lipscomb University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. Located in the large city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Tusculum University

Greeneville, TN

Tusculum University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. Located in the town of Greeneville, Tusculum is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools 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
Kentucky 149
Georgia 378

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 11 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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