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

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

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in New Mexico 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 New Mexico.

Our 2023 rankings named New Mexico State University - Main Campus the most popular school in New Mexico for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

About 34% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 66% are male.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Out of the 9 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Portales.

About 36% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 64% are male.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

Out of the 9 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Highlands University landed the # 3 spot on the list. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the town of Las Vegas.

About 40% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 60% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

Of the 9 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at UNM, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

#5

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western New Mexico University is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the remote town of Silver City.

About 38% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 63% are male.

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Northern New Mexico College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Northern New Mexico College is a small public school located in the distant town of Espanola.

Women make up 50% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Northern New Mexico College Report

#6

Navajo Technical University

Crownpoint, NM

Navajo Technical University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. Navajo Tech is a small public school located in the remote area of Crownpoint.

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With a ranking of #8, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the town of Socorro.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

University of the Southwest landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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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 averages are for the top 9 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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