by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Arkansas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
Across Arkansas, there were 90 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,066 and $22,834 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Arkansas” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resources conservation. That schools that top this list have a program in natural resources conservation in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Arkansas”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Ozarks. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Arkansas list. University of the Ozarks is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Clarksville, Arkansas. It awarded 11 ’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hendrix College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Arkansas. Hendrix is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Arkansas list. UCA is a public institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Mountain Home landed the #4 spot on the list. Mountain Home, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s conservation degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Arkansas. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s conservation degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Arkansas
Arkansas State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Arkansas list. Located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, this fairly large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified ’s conservation students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Arkansas State University - Main Campus
Arkansas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #7. Russellville, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s conservation degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Arkansas Tech University
Ouachita Baptist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Arkansas ranking. Arkadelphia, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s conservation degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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