2021 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Virginia
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With 566 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, natural resources & conservation is the #23 most popular major in Virginia. This means that of the 21,739 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.6% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Virginia ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer a bachelor's in natural resources & conservation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resources & conservation programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the natural resources & conservation program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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Virginia Tech tops the 2021 list of our schools in Virginia that are best for non-traditional natural resources & conservation students. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. Virginia Tech also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in Virginia rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 19,796 students take at least one class online at Virginia Tech. There are roughly 2,831 part time students in attendance at Virginia Tech.
Our rankings recognize University of Virginia - Main Campus as the #2 school in this year's rankings. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville. University of Virginia also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in Virginia rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 4,175 students at University of Virginia that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,758 part time students in attendance at University of Virginia.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to George Mason University. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax. GMU also made our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in Virginia list, coming in at #3.
The student loan default rate at GMU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,490 students take at least one class online at GMU. 12,712 of GMU students are attending part time.
Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best natural resources & conservation schools for non-traditional students. VCU is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond. As a testament to the quality of education offered at VCU, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in Virginia ranking.
About 0.9% of VCU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,039 students take at least one class online at VCU. 5,055 students are part time.
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 the rest 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).
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With 566 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, natural resources & conservation is the #23 most popular major in Virginia. This means that of the 21,739 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.6% were from a college or university in the state.
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