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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in District of Columbia

4 Colleges
$44,329 Avg Salary
$23,491 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia to see which 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for natural resources and conservation majors pursuing a .

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named American University the most popular school in District of Columbia for natural resources and conservation students. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The average amount in student loans that natural resources and conservation majors at The American University take out is $21,000.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Natural Resources & Conservation majors at GWU take out an average of $25,982 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of the District of Columbia is a great place for natural resources and conservation students. Located in the city of Washington, University of the District of Columbia is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

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

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Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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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