2024 Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the Southeast Region
46
Colleges in the Southeast Region
4,014
Conservation Degrees Awarded
$32,947
Avg Early-Career Salary
Natural Resources Conservation is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #49 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 46 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for natural resources conservation students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4,014 degrees in natural resources conservation during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Natural Resources Conservation School
The conservation program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Natural Resources Conservation rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for natural resources conservation schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Natural Resources Conservation Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Featured Natural Resources Conservation Programs
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Best Schools for Natural Resources Conservation in the Southeast Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the conservation degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Conservation
Duke University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in natural resources conservation. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were roughly 174 natural resources conservation students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the natural resources conservation program at Duke University earn $15,167 more than the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in natural resources conservation. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public university located in the city of Chapel Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #43 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.
There were roughly 154 natural resources conservation students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, conservation degree recipients usually make an average of $29,460 at the beginning of their careers.
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North Carolina State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in natural resources conservation. NC State is a very large public university located in the city of Raleigh. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 208 natural resources conservation students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year. Those natural resources conservation students who get their degree from North Carolina State University make $7,614 more than the typical conservation grad.
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Emory University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in natural resources conservation. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.
There were approximately 37 natural resources conservation students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent data year. Natural Resources Conservation degree recipients from Emory University receive an earnings boost of approximately $3,873 over the typical earnings of natural resources conservation majors.
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University of Virginia is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Charlottesville. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 141 natural resources conservation students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the conservation program earn about $26,595 in their early career salary.
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Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 21 natural resources conservation students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.
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Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were approximately 67 natural resources conservation students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the natural resources conservation program at Virginia Tech get $7,546 above the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
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Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of West Virginia.
There were approximately 334 natural resources conservation students who graduated with this degree at American Military University in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the natural resources conservation degree program at American Public University System make $16,280 more than the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
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Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were roughly 22 natural resources conservation students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana State University in the most recent data year. Natural Resources Conservation degree recipients from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College get an earnings boost of about $9,740 over the average income of natural resources conservation majors.
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Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 155 natural resources conservation students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year. After graduation, conservation degree recipients generally make about $29,068 at the beginning of their careers.
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