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

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

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

With 257 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, natural resources and conservation is the #28 most popular major in Missouri.

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 Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in Missouri 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for natural resources and conservation majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the most popular school in Missouri for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

Women make up 30% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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Out of the 17 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 2 spot on the list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.

Of the 32 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at Missouri State, 66% are male and 34% are female.

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Out of the 17 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at UMKC, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Washington University in St Louis is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Out of the 17 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.

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

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With a ranking of #6, Southeast Missouri State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Southeast Missouri State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Cape Girardeau.

Women make up 67% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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#7

College of the Ozarks

Point Lookout, MO

College of the Ozarks ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Hard Work U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Point Lookout.

Women make up 10% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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#7

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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

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Missouri Western State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. Missouri Western is a small public school located in the city of Saint Joseph.

Women make up 44% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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#10

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

Columbia College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. Columbia College Missouri is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbia.

Women make up 75% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 145
Minnesota 626
Iowa 354
South Dakota 83
Nebraska 196
North Dakota 66

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 17 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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