2025 Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Minnesota
8Colleges in Minnesota
531Conservation Degrees Awarded
$38,227Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in natural resources conservation is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #49 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for natural resources conservation students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 531 degrees in natural resources conservation to qualified students.
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. We derive our Best Overall Natural Resources Conservation School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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
The 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 Minnesota.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Natural Resources Conservation in Minnesota
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the conservation degree levels they offer.
It is difficult to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you want to pursue a degree in natural resources conservation. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were about 175 natural resources conservation students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the conservation program make about $36,347 in the first couple years of working.
Every student pursuing a degree in natural resources conservation has to check out St Olaf College. St. Olaf is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Northfield. A Best Colleges rank of #301 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means St. Olaf is a great college overall.
There were roughly 31 natural resources conservation students who graduated with this degree at St. Olaf in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the conservation program state that they receive average early career earnings of $29,921.
It's hard to beat Macalester College if you wish to pursue a degree in natural resources conservation. Macalester is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Saint Paul. A Best Colleges rank of #336 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Macalester is a great college overall.
There were approximately 38 natural resources conservation students who graduated with this degree at Macalester in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the conservation program report average early career earnings of $29,559.
It is difficult to beat University of Minnesota - Duluth if you want to pursue a degree in natural resources conservation. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Duluth. This university ranks 17th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 29 natural resources conservation students who graduated with this degree at UMN Duluth in the most recent data year. After graduating, conservation degree recipients generally earn around $33,565 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #106 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UST MN is a great university overall.
There were roughly 17 natural resources conservation students who graduated with this degree at UST MN in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Saint Peter, Gustavus Adolphus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 37th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 23 natural resources conservation students who graduated with this degree at Gustavus Adolphus in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the conservation program earn around $38,024 for their early career.
UMN Crookston is a small public university located in the town of Crookston. This university ranks 48th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 20 natural resources conservation students who graduated with this degree at UMN Crookston in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the conservation program report average early career wages of $37,453.
Located in the remote town of Bemidji, Bemidji State University is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 40th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 15 natural resources conservation students who graduated with this degree at Bemidji State University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the conservation program make about $39,195 in the first couple years of working.
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 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. We derive our Best Overall Natural Resources Conservation School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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