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2024 Best Conservation Biology Schools

20 Colleges in the United States
349 Conservation Biology Degrees Awarded
Conservation Biology isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #694 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 20 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Conservation Biology Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 349 degrees in conservation biology during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Conservation Biology School

Best Conservation Biology Schools The conservation biology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Conservation Biology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for conservation biology 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 Conservation Biology Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Conservation Biology
Master's Degrees in Conservation Biology
Doctor's Degrees in Conservation Biology

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Conservation Biology Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Conservation Biology in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of conservation biology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Schools in Conservation Biology

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY
25.0% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you want to pursue a degree in conservation biology. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were about 12 conservation biology students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
6.7% Growth in Graduates

Boston University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in conservation biology. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.

There were about 15 conservation biology students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
64 Conservation Biology Degrees Awarded

University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in conservation biology. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were approximately 64 conservation biology students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

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Tufts University
Medford, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA

Tufts University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in conservation biology. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.

There were roughly 19 conservation biology students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT

Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.

There were approximately 4 conservation biology students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year.

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Saint Anselm College
Manchester, NH
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NH

St. Anselm College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester. This college ranks 4th out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.

There were about 1 conservation biology students who graduated with this degree at St. Anselm College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In UT

Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #341 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 10 conservation biology students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in conservation biology from Utah State University

7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
73 Conservation Biology Degrees Awarded

ESF is a small public college located in the city of Syracuse. This college ranks 28th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 73 conservation biology students who graduated with this degree at ESF in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in conservation biology from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL
40.0% Growth in Graduates

Florida Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne. A Best Colleges rank of #330 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Florida Tech is a great school overall.

There were roughly 5 conservation biology students who graduated with this degree at Florida Tech in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In ID

U of I is a large public university located in the distant town of Moscow. This university ranks 1st out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.

There were about 7 conservation biology students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent data year.

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Conservation Biology by Region

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One of 12 majors within the Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology area of study, Conservation Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Conservation Biology

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Epidemiology2,601
Marine Biology1,994
Ecology1,028
Evolutionary Biology772
Environmental Biology487
Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology284
Evolutionary Biology211
Aquatic Biology/Limnology122
Epidemiology and Biostatistics48
Biological Systematics22

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