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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Conservation Major

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In 2020-2021, 22,254 people earned their degree in natural resources conservation, making the major the 49th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, natural resources conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,963 and had an average of $23,098 in loans still to pay off.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 17,088 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major” ranking looked at 780 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resources conservation. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in natural resources conservation.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major”.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation

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Antioch College
Yellow Springs, Ohio

Out of the 780 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Antioch College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Yellow Springs, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s conservation students in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Antioch College

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Warren Wilson College
Swannanoa, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Warren Wilson College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major list. Swannanoa, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s conservation degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Warren Wilson College

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Sinte Gleska University
Mission, South Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sinte Gleska University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major list. This small school is located in Mission, South Dakota, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Sinte Gleska University Natural Resources Conservation Report

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Out of the 780 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Syracuse, New York, this small public school handed out 80 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s conservation students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

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Northwest Indian College
Bellingham, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Indian College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major list. Bellingham, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s conservation degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Northwest Indian College

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Haskell Indian Nations University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major ranking. Haskell is a small public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 19 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Haskell Natural Resources Conservation Report

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St Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, Maryland

St Mary’s College of Maryland landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major ranking. Located in St. Mary’s City, Maryland, this small public school handed out 47 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s conservation students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at St Mary’s College of Maryland

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Allegheny College
Meadville, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #8, Allegheny College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major list. Allegheny College is a small school located in Meadville, Pennsylvania that handed out 48 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Allegheny College

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Eckerd College
Saint Petersburg, Florida

Eckerd College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major ranking. Eckerd College is a small school located in Saint Petersburg, Florida that handed out 59 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Eckerd

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Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts

Massachusetts Maritime Academy came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major ranking. Massachusetts Maritime Academy is a small public school situated in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. It awarded 38 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Massachusetts Maritime Academy

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Wells College
Aurora, New York

With a ranking of #11, Wells College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major list. This small school is located in Aurora, New York, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Wells College

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Ferrum College
Ferrum, Virginia

Ferrum College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major ranking. This small school is located in Ferrum, Virginia, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Ferrum College

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University of North Carolina at Asheville ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major list. Located in Asheville, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 60 degrees to qualified bachelors’s conservation students in 2020-2021.

Full University of North Carolina at Asheville Natural Resources Conservation Report

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Humboldt State University
Arcata, California

Humboldt State University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major list. Humboldt State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Arcata, California. It awarded 143 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Humboldt State University Natural Resources Conservation Report

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Pitzer College
Claremont, California

Pitzer College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major list. Located in Claremont, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s conservation students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Pitzer College

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

University of Vermont did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major ranking, coming in at #16. UVM is a fairly large school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 246 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Vermont

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Catawba College
Salisbury, North Carolina

Catawba College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major ranking, coming in at #17. Salisbury, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s conservation degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Catawba College

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Northland College
Ashland, Wisconsin

Northland College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Ashland, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s conservation students in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Northland College Natural Resources Conservation Report

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Colorado College
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Colorado College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major list. This small school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Colorado College

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Occidental College
Los Angeles, California

Occidental College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major list. Oxy is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 32 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Oxy Natural Resources Conservation Report

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Brevard College
Brevard, North Carolina

Brevard College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Brevard, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s conservation students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Brevard College

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Colby College
Waterville, Maine

With a ranking of #22, Colby College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major list. This small school is located in Waterville, Maine, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Colby

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Western Colorado University
Gunnison, Colorado

Western Colorado University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major ranking. Western Colorado University is a small school located in Gunnison, Colorado that handed out 33 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Western Natural Resources Conservation Report

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Unity College
Unity, Maine

Unity College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major list. Unity is a private not-for-profit institution located in Unity, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Unity College Natural Resources Conservation Report

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Saint Michael's College
Colchester, Vermont

Saint Michael’s College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major list. Saint Michael’s is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Colchester, Vermont. It awarded 30 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Saint Michael’s Natural Resources Conservation Report

Rest of the Best 50 in Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major

Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington
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Washington College
Chestertown, Maryland
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University of the Ozarks
Clarksville, Arkansas
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Prescott College
Prescott, Arizona
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Reed College
Portland, Oregon
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Middlebury College
Middlebury, Vermont
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Scripps College
Claremont, California
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Fort Lewis College
Durango, Colorado
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Willamette University
Salem, Oregon
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Flagler College - St Augustine
Saint Augustine, Florida
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Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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Juniata College
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
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New College of Florida
Sarasota, Florida
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Centre College
Danville, Kentucky
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Dickinson College
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
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Bates College
Lewiston, Maine
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Colby - Sawyer College
New London, New Hampshire
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SUNY Maritime College
Throggs Neck, New York
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Hiram College
Hiram, Ohio
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Colgate University
Hamilton, New York
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Ursinus College
Collegeville, Pennsylvania

Rest of the Top 15% Colleges in Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major

While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

Rank College Location
51 Randolph - Macon College Ashland, VA
51 Randolph College Lynchburg, VA
53 Alma College Alma, MI
54 University of Minnesota - Morris Morris, MN
55 Hamilton College Clinton, NY
56 Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College New Town, ND
57 Denison University Granville, OH
58 Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, MN
59 Knox College Galesburg, IL
60 Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA
61 Roanoke College Salem, VA
62 University of Minnesota - Crookston Crookston, MN
63 Southwestern University Georgetown, TX
64 Hampshire College Amherst, MA
65 St Olaf College Northfield, MN
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66 Eureka College Eureka, IL
67 University of California - Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA
68 Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY
69 Wellesley College Wellesley, MA
70 Chaminade University of Honolulu Honolulu, HI
71 California State University - Monterey Bay Seaside, CA
72 St Lawrence University Canton, NY
73 Davidson College Davidson, NC
74 Oberlin College Oberlin, OH
75 The College of Idaho Caldwell, ID
76 College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph, MN
77 University of California - Berkeley Berkeley, CA
78 Luther College Decorah, IA
79 Austin College Sherman, TX
80 Macalester College Saint Paul, MN
81 Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL
82 Wofford College Spartanburg, SC
83 Hanover College Hanover, IN
84 Hollins University Roanoke, VA
85 Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Mansfield, PA
86 Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI
87 Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME
88 Haverford College Haverford, PA
89 Stockton University Galloway, NJ
90 Washington & Jefferson College Washington, PA
Rank College Location
91 Hendrix College Conway, AR
92 Bennington College Bennington, VT
93 Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY
94 Franklin Pierce University Rindge, NH
95 Carleton College Northfield, MN
96 University of Portland Portland, OR
97 Linfield University - McMinnville Campus McMinnville, OR
98 Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA
99 Wesleyan University Middletown, CT
100 Beloit College Beloit, WI
101 University of Alaska Southeast Juneau, AK
102 Cottey College Nevada, MO
103 Earlham College Richmond, IN
104 Rollins College Winter Park, FL
105 Olivet College Olivet, MI
105 Rocky Mountain College Billings, MT
107 Emory and Henry College Emory, VA
108 Westfield State University Westfield, MA
109 Maryville College Maryville, TN
110 Kenyon College Gambier, OH
111 Union College New York Schenectady, NY
112 Cornell College Mount Vernon, IA
113 The University of Montana Missoula, MT
114 Birmingham Southern College Birmingham, AL
115 Keene State College Keene, NH
Rank College Location
116 Barnard College New York, NY
117 University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Green Bay, WI
118 Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN

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