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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

9 Colleges
$56,413 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, natural resources and conservation was ranked #25 in the country. In fact 30,503 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Plains States 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.

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

Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the most popular school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources and conservation schools in the Plains States Region . Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Women make up 43% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Missouri - Columbia

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their doctor’s degree. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

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

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Iowa State University

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

Of the 5 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at UNL, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings.

Women make up 20% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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North Dakota State University - 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. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Kansas State University

University of Minnesota - Duluth ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Duluth.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Minnesota - Duluth Report

#8

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UND is a fairly large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of North Dakota

Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resources and conservation colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 145
Minnesota 626
Iowa 354
South Dakota 83
Missouri 257
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 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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