Natural Resources & Conservation degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #25 out of the 38 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Kentucky ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 185 degrees in natural resources & conservation during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Choosing a Great Natural Resources & Conservation School
The natural resources & 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. For our Best Overall Natural Resources & Conservation School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Natural Resources & Conservation Degree Level
The natural resources & conservation school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Kentucky.
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Best Schools for Natural Resources & Conservation in Kentucky
The schools below may not offer all types of natural resources & conservation degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Kentucky Schools in Natural Resources & Conservation
Any student who is interested in natural resources & conservation needs to take a look at University of Kentucky. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #230 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were about 75 natural resources & conservation students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year. Those natural resources & conservation students who get their degree from University of Kentucky make $2,609 more than the standard natural resources & conservation student.
Murray State University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in natural resources & conservation. Murray State is a moderately-sized public university located in the remote town of Murray. This university ranks 9th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 23 natural resources & conservation students who graduated with this degree at Murray State in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the natural resources & conservation program make an average of $24,130 in the first couple years of their career.
It's hard to beat Eastern Kentucky University if you want to pursue a degree in natural resources & conservation. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 23 natural resources & conservation students who graduated with this degree at Eastern in the most recent data year. After graduation, natural resources & conservation degree recipients typically earn about $23,643 at the beginning of their careers.
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The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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The natural resources & 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. For our Best Overall Natural Resources & Conservation School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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