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2025 Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Kansas

2 Colleges in Kansas
110 Conservation Degrees Awarded
$38,227 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in natural resources conservation, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #49 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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Kansas to determine which ones were the best for natural resources conservation students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 110 degrees in natural resources conservation annually.

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Natural Resources Conservation Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Conservation
Master's Degrees in Conservation
Doctor's Degrees in Conservation

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 Schools in Kansas list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Natural Resources Conservation in Kansas

The schools below may not offer all types of conservation degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Kansas Schools in Conservation

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
38 Conservation Degrees Awarded
10.5% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in natural resources conservation needs to take a look at Kansas State University. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a large student population.

Degree recipients from the natural resources conservation degree program at Kansas State University make $6,259 more than the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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KU crest
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
55 Conservation Degrees Awarded
$34,374 Median Starting Salary

University of Kansas is a good choice for students interested in a degree in natural resources conservation. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a fairly large student population.

After graduating, conservation degree recipients usually earn about $34,374 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a degree in natural resources conservation from University of Kansas

Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 506
Missouri 283 165
Iowa 264 302
Nebraska 238 194
North Dakota 210 9
South Dakota 204 26

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

Conservation Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Environmental Studies 95
Environmental Science 15

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Majors Similar to Conservation

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 22
Wildlife Management 15

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