2024 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Natural Resources & Conservationmaster's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #23 out of the 37 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of natural resources & conservation. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 256 master's degrees in natural resources & conservation during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Natural Resources & Conservation School for Your Master's Degree

The natural resources & conservation master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality natural resources & conservation program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on natural resources & conservation students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of natural resources & conservation students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for natural resources & conservation to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized natural resources & conservation related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for natural resources & conservation students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Natural Resources & Conservation in North Carolina

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in natural resources & conservation.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Master's in Natural Resources & Conservation

1

Duke University
Durham, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

153 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in natural resources & conservation has to take a look at Duke University. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in natural resources & conservation from Duke University

2

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

74 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in natural resources & conservation needs to check out North Carolina State University. NC State is a very large public university located in the city of Raleigh.More information about a master’s in natural resources & conservation from North Carolina State University

3

University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Wilmington, NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in natural resources & conservation has to check out University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in natural resources & conservation from University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	34	26
Florida	34	180
Virginia	33	169
Georgia	32	62
Tennessee	32	44
Kentucky	31	9
West Virginia	30	150
Alabama	30	55
Louisiana	30	19
South Carolina	30	80
Arkansas	30	20

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Natural Resources & Conservation Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation	200
Natural Resource Management	33
Forestry	23

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering	1,237
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	522
Mathematics & Statistics	334
Physical Sciences	264
Engineering Technologies	248
Architecture & Related Services	137
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	96

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.