by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 New Mexico, there were 92 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,369 and $20,500 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 78 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,779 and $27,879 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in natural resources and conservation. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular natural resources and conservation programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Full NMSU Main Campus Natural Resources & Conservation Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s. ENMU - Main Campus is a small school located in Portales, New Mexico that handed out 14 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Highlands University landed the #3 spot on the list. New Mexico Highlands University is a public institution located in Las Vegas, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at New Mexico Highlands University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s list. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western New Mexico University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Silver City, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
Full Western New Mexico University Natural Resources & Conservation Report
With a ranking of #6, Navajo Technical University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s list. Crownpoint, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Navajo Technical University
Northern New Mexico College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s ranking. Northern New Mexico College is a public institution located in Espanola, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northern New Mexico College Natural Resources & Conservation Report
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s ranking. New Mexico Tech is located in Socorro, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
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.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
University of the Southwest ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s list. USW is a small school located in Hobbs, New Mexico that handed out 0 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at University of the Southwest
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