by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Alaska for a Master’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 Alaska, there were 79 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Alaska for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in natural resources and conservation. To top this list, a school must have a successful natural resources and conservation program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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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 “Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Alaska for a Master’s”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for alaska master’s degree natural resources & conservation students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Alaska for a Master’s. Located in Fairbanks, Alaska, this medium-sized public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Alaska for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Alaska Pacific University landed the #2 spot on the list. Alaska Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Anchorage, Alaska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Alaska Pacific University
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