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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Kentucky

13 Colleges
$25,191 Avg Salary
$24,070 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation School for You

Natural Resources & Conservation is the #28 most popular major in Kentucky with 149 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 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 Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Kentucky to see which ones were the most popular 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.

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

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kentucky the most popular school in Kentucky for natural resources and conservation students. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, natural resources and conservation graduates from UK carry an average student debt load of $26,030.

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Out of the 13 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Murray State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Murray, Murray State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, natural resources and conservation graduates from Murray State take out $22,109 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

Centre College

Danville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Centre College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the distant town of Danville, Centre College of Kentucky is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 13 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Eastern is a large public school located in the town of Richmond.

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#5

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

The excellent programs at Northern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources and conservation schools in Kentucky. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

With a ranking of #6, Bellarmine University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources and conservation students. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.

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#7

Lindsey Wilson College

Columbia, KY

Lindsey Wilson College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Kentucky ranking. Lindsey Wilson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Columbia.

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#8

Georgetown College

Georgetown, KY

Georgetown College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for natural resources and conservation students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Georgetown, Georgetown College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Kentucky State University

Frankfort, KY

With a ranking of #8, Kentucky State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources and conservation students. Located in the distant town of Frankfort, KY State is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

With a ranking of #10, Western Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources and conservation students. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,277
West Virginia 708
Florida 1,320
Virginia 853
Arkansas 161
Mississippi 190
South Carolina 255
Louisiana 191
Alabama 365
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 13 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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