2023 Most Focused Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in Alaska

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Alaska” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Natural Resources & Conservation is the 25th most popular major in the country with 30,503 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, natural resources and conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,158 and had an average of $23,267 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alaska, there were 79 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Alaska” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resources and conservation. That schools that top this list have a program in natural resources and conservation in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Alaska

The colleges and universities below are the best for alaska natural resources & conservation students.

Top 4 Most Focused Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in Alaska

1

University of Alaska Southeast
Juneau, Alaska

#3 overall quality in Alaska

$54,280 Average Early-Career Earnings

$21,743 Average Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Southeast. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Alaska. UAS is a small school located in Juneau, Alaska that handed out 28 ’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Alaska Southeast

2

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Alaska

#2 overall quality in Alaska

$45,077 Average Early-Career Earnings

$24,561 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Alaska list. UAF is a medium-sized public school situated in Fairbanks, Alaska. It awarded 41 ’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Alaska Fairbanks

3

Alaska Pacific University
Anchorage, Alaska

$70,068 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alaska Pacific University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Alaska. Alaska Pacific University is a small school located in Anchorage, Alaska that handed out 2 ’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Alaska Pacific University

4

University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska

#1 overall quality in Alaska

$49,843 Average Early-Career Earnings

$22,309 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Alaska list. University of Alaska Anchorage is a fairly large public school situated in Anchorage, Alaska. It awarded 8 ’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at UAA

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts.