2024 Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in natural resources conservation, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #58 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for natural resources conservation students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 21 doctor's degrees in natural resources conservation during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to natural resources conservation students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of natural resources conservation students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for natural resources conservation to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized natural resources conservation related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for natural resources conservation students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Natural Resources Conservation Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Natural Resources Conservation in North Carolina

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for natural resources conservation students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Doctorate in Conservation

1

Duke University
Durham, NC

10 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in natural resources conservation has to look into Duke University. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in natural resources conservation from Duke University

2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

8 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in natural resources conservation. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public university located in the city of Chapel Hill.More information about a doctorate in natural resources conservation from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	138	5
Virginia	127	12
Mississippi	113	10
Louisiana	103	4
Tennessee	102	4
Arkansas	58	2

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Natural Resources Conservation Related Rankings by Major

One of 5 majors within the Natural Resources & Conservation area of study, Natural Resources Conservation has other similar majors worth exploring.

Conservation Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Environmental Studies	10
Environmental Science	10
Natural Resources/Conservation, General	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Conservation

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Forestry	11

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts. More about our data sources and methodologies.