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

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

Natural Resources & Conservation is the #21 most popular major in North Carolina with 1,277 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

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 North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina.

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the most popular school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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

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

Of the 18 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at UNCW, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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Out of the 5 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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

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Out of the 5 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 708
South Carolina 255
Florida 1,320
Virginia 853
Arkansas 161
Mississippi 190
Louisiana 191
Alabama 365
Kentucky 149
Georgia 378
Tennessee 320

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 5 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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