by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for natural resources conservation students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 437 doctor's degrees in natural resources conservation to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of natural resources conservation for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality conservation program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for natural resources conservation students working on their doctor's degree.
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 Doctor's Degree Schools.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in natural resources conservation.
It is hard to beat University of California - Berkeley if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in natural resources conservation. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in natural resources conservation from University of California - Berkeley
It is difficult to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in natural resources conservation. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis.More information about a doctorate in natural resources conservation from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
It is hard to beat University of Arizona if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in natural resources conservation. University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tucson.More information about a doctorate in natural resources conservation from University of Arizona
Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in natural resources conservation needs to look into University of California - Santa Barbara. UCSB is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.More information about a doctorate in natural resources conservation from University of California - Santa Barbara
Michigan State is a very large public university located in the small city of East Lansing.More information about a doctorate in natural resources conservation from Michigan State University
Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in natural resources conservation from University of Idaho
Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in natural resources conservation from University of Colorado Boulder
Mississippi State is a very large public university located in the town of Mississippi State.More information about a doctorate in natural resources conservation from Mississippi State University
Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in natural resources conservation from George Mason University
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Natural Resources Conservation is one of 5 different types of Natural Resources & Conservation programs to choose from.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 222 |
| Environmental Studies | 93 |
| Natural Resources/Conservation, General | 85 |
| Natural Resources Conservation & Research, Other | 37 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Forestry | 97 |
| Wildlife Management | 44 |
| Natural Resource Management | 22 |
| Fisheries Sciences | 13 |
| Natural Resources Conservation (Other) | 1 |
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