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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Utah

8 Colleges
$32,976 Avg Salary
$21,250 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation School for You

Natural Resources & Conservation is the #26 most popular major in Utah with 261 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Utah ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Utah 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges.

Our analysis found Utah State University to be the most popular school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a degree in Utah. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, natural resources and conservation graduates from USU take out $21,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Utah list. U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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#3

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

Out of the 8 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Snow College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Snow College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Ephraim.

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#3

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent programs at Westminster College Utah helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources and conservation schools in Utah. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Utah list. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Utah Valley University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources and conservation students. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orem.

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#7

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for natural resources and conservation students. It came in at #7 on the list. Salt Lake Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

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#8

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

Dixie State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Utah ranking. Dixie State College is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint George.

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 999
Montana 363
Idaho 289
Wyoming 105

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 8 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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