by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Natural Resources & Conservation is the 25th most popular major in the country with 30,503 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, natural resources and conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,158 and had an average of $23,267 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,587 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,584 and $24,476 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 56 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources and conservation. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their natural resources and conservation program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 3 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dine College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Southwest Region list. Dine College is located in Tsaile, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Los Alamos, New Mexico, and it awarded 1 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Miami, Oklahoma, and it awarded 5 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Navajo Technical University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Southwest Region list. Navajo Tech is a small school located in Crownpoint, New Mexico that handed out 1 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southwest Texas Junior College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Southwest Region list. Uvalde, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
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Northern New Mexico College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Espanola, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Full Northern New Mexico College Natural Resources & Conservation Report
With a ranking of #8, Eastern Oklahoma State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Southwest Region list. Eastern is a small public school situated in Wilburton, Oklahoma. It awarded 1 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Tulsa Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Tulsa Community College is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
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Austin Community College District ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin Community College District is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 15 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
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South Plains College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. South Plains College is a public institution located in Levelland, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lee College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lee College is a public institution located in Baytown, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Arizona Western College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Southwest Region list. Yuma, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Tyler Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Tyler Junior College is a public institution located in Tyler, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. ENMU - Ruidoso Campus is a small school located in Ruidoso, New Mexico that handed out 0 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Central Texas College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Killeen, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
Full Central Texas College Natural Resources & Conservation Report
College of the Muscogee Nation landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Southwest Region ranking. College of the Muscogee Nation is located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #15, Palo Alto College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Southwest Region list. Palo Alto College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 0 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Palo Alto College Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Tohono O’Odham Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Tohono O’Odham Community College is a public institution located in Sells, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Phoenix College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Phoenix College is a medium-sized public school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 1 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
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Eastern Arizona College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Thatcher, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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San Antonio College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
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Santa Fe Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Santa Fe Community College is a public institution located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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