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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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$48,625 Avg Salary

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

Natural Resources & Conservation is the #28 most popular major in District of Columbia with 118 degrees and certificates awarded 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.

The Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia.

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found American University to be the most popular school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a master’s degree in District of Columbia. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

About 95% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 5% are male.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at American University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 69% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at George Washington University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of the District of Columbia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources and conservation schools in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, University of the District of Columbia is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of the District of Columbia

#4

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Georgetown University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources and conservation schools in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 370
Pennsylvania 979
New York 1,628
Maryland 471
Delaware 130

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 4 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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