2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in Virginia

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in natural resources conservation, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #55 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in Virginia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 8 doctor's degrees in natural resources conservation during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for natural resources conservation.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Natural Resources Conservation in Virginia

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Conservation Students Working on Their Doctorate

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University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in natural resources conservation needs to look into University of Virginia - Main Campus. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in natural resources conservation in Virginia. More information about a doctorate in natural resources conservation from University of Virginia - Main Campus

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George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at George Mason University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in natural resources conservation. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in natural resources conservation in Virginia. More information about a doctorate in natural resources conservation from George Mason University

 

Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	143	3
Georgia	124	4
North Carolina	113	27
Louisiana	99	13
Tennessee	98	9
Mississippi	72	24
Arkansas	57	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Conservation

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

Conservation Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Environmental Science	8

Majors Similar to Conservation

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fisheries Sciences	7
Forestry	4

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.