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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master'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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 254 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master'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 Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 42% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources and conservation schools in the United States. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 65% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources and conservation schools in the United States. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 32% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources and conservation schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 39% are male.

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#5

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Out of the 254 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the # 5 spot on the list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

About 58% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 42% are male.

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#6

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

With a ranking of #6, Oregon State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#7

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 115 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at Yale, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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American Public University System did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural resources and conservation students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

Women make up 59% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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#9

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

With a ranking of #9, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

Women make up 52% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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University of California - Santa Barbara ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #11, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 30% are male.

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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

About 76% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 24% are male.

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#13

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 73% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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University of Colorado Boulder came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools ranking. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the city of Boulder.

Of the 76 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at CU - Boulder, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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North Carolina State University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 47% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 53% are male.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 72% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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#17

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural resources and conservation students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 66% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #18, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.

Women make up 40% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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#19

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the town of Moscow.

Of the 59 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at U of I, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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#20

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

With a ranking of #20, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Athens.

Of the 55 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at UGA, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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#21

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 62% are male.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

Of the 49 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at UW Seattle, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools ranking. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

About 58% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 42% are male.

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With a ranking of #23, Antioch University - New England did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Keene, Antioch University - New England is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural resources and conservation students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 27% are male.

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#26

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL
#27

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA
#28

American University

Washington, DC
#29

Auburn University

Auburn, AL
#29

Clark University

Worcester, MA
#31

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO
#34

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA
#34

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ
#37

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC
#38

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
42 Montana State University Bozeman, MT
42 Northwestern University Evanston, IL
42 Stanford University Stanford, CA
42 Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS
46 The Evergreen State College Olympia, WA
46 Unity College Unity, ME
46 University of Maine Orono, ME
49 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
49 Northeastern University Boston, MA
49 Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH
49 The University of Montana Missoula, MT

Natural Resources & Conservation by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 25 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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