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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Our 2023 rankings named Oregon State University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for natural resources and conservation students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Western Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources and conservation schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Portland State University is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their graduate certificate. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their graduate certificate. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

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#3

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Out of the 9 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - San Marcos is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their graduate certificate. CSUSM is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - Fresno is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their graduate certificate. Fresno State is a very large public school located in the large city of Fresno.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Hawaii Pacific University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources and conservation schools in the Far Western US Region . Hawaii Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Honolulu.

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Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resources and conservation schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 3,928
Washington 835
Oregon 1,001
Hawaii 129
Nevada 107
Alaska 68

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 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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