2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in District of Columbia

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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 District of Columbia, there were 118 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,329 and $23,491 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 55 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,645 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resources and conservation. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in natural resources and conservation.

For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree natural resources & conservation students.

Top 4 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in District of Columbia

1

American University
Washington, District of Columbia

#3 overall quality in District of Columbia

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified masters’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, 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 85%.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at The American University

2

George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

#2 overall quality in District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s list. George Washington University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full GWU Natural Resources & Conservation Report

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University of the District of Columbia
Washington, District of Columbia

#8 overall quality in District of Columbia

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the District of Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. University of the District of Columbia is a public institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’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.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of the District of Columbia

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Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

#1 overall quality in District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified masters’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, 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 94%.

Full Georgetown Natural Resources & Conservation Report

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts.