by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Virginia” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 30,503 people earned their degree in natural resources and conservation, making the major the 25th most popular in the United States. 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 Virginia, there were 873 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,358 and $23,435 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 578 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,553 and $27,844 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 21 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources and conservation. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in natural resources and conservation.
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The natural resources & conservation school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Virginia”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Virginia”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ferrum College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Virginia. Located in Ferrum, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Randolph College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Virginia list. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Randolph - Macon College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Virginia list. This small school is located in Ashland, Virginia, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Full Randolph - Macon Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Bridgewater College landed the #4 spot on the list. Bridgewater, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Bridgewater College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Roanoke College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Virginia. Roanoke is located in Salem, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Hollins University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Virginia ranking. This small school is located in Roanoke, Virginia, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Hollins University Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Emory and Henry College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Virginia ranking. Located in Emory, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Emory & Henry College
Virginia Tech landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Virginia ranking. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 238 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Virginia Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
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Washington and Lee University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Virginia ranking. Lexington, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Washington and Lee University
With a ranking of #11, University of Lynchburg did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Virginia list. University of Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 13 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Longwood University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Virginia ranking. Longwood is a small public school situated in Farmville, Virginia. It awarded 12 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Longwood University
University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Virginia list. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this large public school awarded 94 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Virginia Natural Resources & Conservation Report
University of Richmond ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Virginia list. This small school is located in University of Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Richmond
Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Virginia list. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 62 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Shenandoah University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Virginia ranking. Winchester, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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George Mason University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Virginia list. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at George Mason University
Eastern Mennonite University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Virginia ranking. Harrisonburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Averett University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Virginia ranking. Averett University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Danville, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Sweet Briar College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Virginia list. Sweet Briar College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sweet Briar, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Sweet Briar College Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Patrick Henry College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Purcellville, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
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