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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

11 Colleges
$56,413 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor'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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the most popular school in the New England Region for natural resources and conservation students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#2

University of Maine

Orono, ME

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Maine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources and conservation schools in the New England Region . UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

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

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#3

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at UVM, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources and conservation schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

Out of the 11 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Antioch University - New England landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Keene, Antioch University - New England is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at Antioch University - New England, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural resources and conservation students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

Women make up 80% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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

University of Connecticut ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Connecticut

With a ranking of #8, University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Northeastern University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Northeastern University Report

#10

Brown University

Providence, RI

With a ranking of #10, Brown University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their doctor’s degree. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Brown University Report

Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resources and conservation schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 633
Maine 409
Rhode Island 185
Massachusetts 1,116
Connecticut 388
Vermont 412

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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