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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 40 schools in the Far Western US Region 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

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Our analysis found Oregon State University to be the most popular school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 116 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at Oregon State, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley 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 medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 84 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at UC Berkeley, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

Women make up 63% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Humboldt State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources and conservation schools in the Far Western US Region . Humboldt State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Arcata.

About 35% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 65% are male.

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#6

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Of the 30 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at USFCA, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. Middlebury Institute is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Monterey.

Of the 27 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at Middlebury Institute, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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#8

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University 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. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

Women make up 38% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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The Evergreen State College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. Evergreen is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Olympia.

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

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With a ranking of #10, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Southern California Report

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 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.

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