by our College Data Analytics Team
Natural Resources Conservation is offered at a wide range of schools across the country, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. This ranking identifies the schools most focused on natural resources conservation — those where the major represents the largest percentage of degrees awarded.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared the degree focus of the 4 schools in West Virginia offering natural resources conservation.
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Below are the schools where natural resources conservation makes up the largest share of degrees in West Virginia.
No school devotes a larger share of its degrees to natural resources conservation than Shepherd University. Shepherd University is a public school located in the rural area of Shepherdstown. Natural Resources Conservation accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 16 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full natural resources conservation report for Shepherd University
American Public University System is one of the most focused natural resources conservation schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Public University System is a private for-profit university. Natural Resources Conservation accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 318 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full natural resources conservation report for American Public University System
Marshall University is one of the most focused natural resources conservation schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Marshall University is a public school located in the city of Huntington. At this school, roughly 0.5% of all degrees awarded are in natural resources conservation, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year. See more about natural resources conservation at Marshall University
A rank of #4 makes West Virginia University one of the most focused schools for natural resources conservation. West Virginia University is a public school located in the city of Morgantown. At this school, roughly 0.3% of all degrees awarded are in natural resources conservation, or about 16 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full natural resources conservation details for West Virginia University
This list is compiled by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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