2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master'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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree 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.
2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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 the Great Lakes Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.
About 65% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 35% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources and conservation schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
About 72% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 28% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources and conservation schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 48 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at IU Bloomington, 42% are male and 58% are female.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.
Of the 27 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at Ohio State, 41% are male and 59% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources and conservation schools in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
About 31% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 69% are male.
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Miami University - Oxford ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the town of Oxford.
Of the 24 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at Miami University - Oxford, 54% are male and 46% are female.
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With a ranking of #6, Michigan 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 city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.
About 75% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 25% are male.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Chicago 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 large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 21 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at UChicago, 71% are male and 29% are female.
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University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point 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 #9 on the list. Located in the distant town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 76% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.
Of the 15 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at UIUC, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 447 |
| Michigan | 964 |
| Ohio | 878 |
| Illinois | 596 |
| Wisconsin | 936 |
Natural Resources & Conservation Related Majors
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 26 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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