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Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Alaska

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

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$48,625 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 68 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural resources and conservation students who went to a Alaska college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Alaska ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Alaska 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alaska Fairbanks the most popular school in Alaska for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. UAF is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Fairbanks.

About 50% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#2

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, AK

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Alaska Pacific University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources and conservation schools in Alaska. Located in the city of Anchorage, Alaska Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 2 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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