2024 Best Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

If you plan on getting your master's degree in natural resources conservation, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #56 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 53 master's degrees in natural resources conservation to qualified students.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 - How many other natural resources conservation students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• 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 much debt natural resources conservation students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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 colleges for natural resources conservation students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Natural Resources Conservation Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Natural Resources Conservation in District of Columbia

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in natural resources conservation.

Top District of Columbia Schools for a Master's in Conservation

1

George Washington University
Washington, DC

13 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in natural resources conservation has to take a look at George Washington University. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a master’s in natural resources conservation from George Washington University

2

American University
Washington, DC

40 Annual Graduates

$53,337 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in natural resources conservation needs to look into American University. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the conservation program make about $53,337 for their early career.

More information about a master’s in natural resources conservation from American University

Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	184
Pennsylvania	248	132
Maryland	193	12
New Jersey	188	19
Delaware	109	6

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Natural Resources Conservation Related Rankings by Major

Natural Resources Conservation is one of 5 different types of Natural Resources & Conservation programs to choose from.

Conservation Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Environmental Studies	42
Environmental Science	11

Majors Similar to Conservation

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Natural Resource Management	2

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.