Natural Resources Conservation General

A general program that focuses on the studies and activities relating to the natural environment and its conservation, use, and improvement. Includes instruction in subjects such as climate, air, soil, water, land, fish and wildlife, and plant resources; in the basic principles of environmental science and natural resources management; and the recreational and economic uses of renewable and nonrenewable natural resources.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 121 institutions across the United States, with a total of 9291 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

194

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

305

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

1,493

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

919

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

6,243

awards given

Top Schools for Natural Resources Conservation General

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	759
2	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	498
3	Duke University Durham, NC	474
4	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	366
5	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	297
6	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	285
7	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	258
8	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	258
9	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	237
10	University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD	237
11	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	222
12	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	222
13	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	204
14	Unity Environmental University New Gloucester, ME	198
15	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	198
16	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	174
17	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	159
18	Auburn University Auburn, AL	159
19	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	153
20	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	147
21	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	138
22	American River College Sacramento, CA	137
23	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	129
24	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	129
25	Clemson University Clemson, SC	123
26	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	120
27	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	108
28	Towson University Towson, MD	105
29	Minnesota North College Hibbing, MN	98
30	Reedley College Reedley, CA	97
31	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	93
32	Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA	87
33	Colorado Northwestern Community College Rangely, CO	84
34	University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WI	84
35	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	78
36	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA	75
37	The University of Montana Missoula, MT	75
38	University of Vermont Burlington, VT	69
39	SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY	66
40	Vincennes University Vincennes, IN	63
41	Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI	63
42	Mt Hood Community College Gresham, OR	60
43	Snow College Ephraim, UT	59
44	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	57
45	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	57
46	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	57
47	Bastyr University Kenmore, WA	56
48	Mountain Empire Community College Big Stone Gap, VA	52
49	University of Georgia Athens, GA	48
50	Cascadia College Bothell, WA	45
51	South Dakota State University Brookings, SD	45
52	Columbia College Sonora, CA	43
53	Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd, MN	43
54	University of Minnesota-Crookston Crookston, MN	42
55	West Valley College Saratoga, CA	42
56	Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS	42
57	Northern Marianas College Saipan, MP	39
58	College of the Desert Palm Desert, CA	36
59	Green River College Auburn, WA	36
60	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	36
61	Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon, WA	33
62	Lackawanna College Scranton, PA	32
63	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI	30
64	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	30
65	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	28
66	Mountain Gateway Community College Clifton Forge, VA	27
67	Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, CO	27
68	Pamlico Community College Grantsboro, NC	26
69	Victor Valley College Victorville, CA	24
70	Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA	24
71	The University of the South Sewanee, TN	24
72	Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua, NY	24
73	University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI	24
74	Pace University New York, NY	24
75	College of the Muscogee Nation Okmulgee, OK	24
76	Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA	21
77	Washington State University Pullman, WA	21
78	Lake Superior State University Sault Ste Marie, MI	21
79	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV	18
80	American Samoa Community College Pago Pago, AS	18
81	Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, OK	18
82	Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN	18
83	Fresno City College Fresno, CA	16
84	Butte College Oroville, CA	16
85	Lubbock Christian University Lubbock, TX	15
86	University at Albany Albany, NY	15
87	Shasta College Redding, CA	13
88	University of Mount Olive Mount Olive, NC	12
89	College of Western Idaho Nampa, ID	12
90	University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK	12
91	University of Rio Grande Rio Grande, OH	12
92	Ellsworth Community College Iowa Falls, IA	12
93	Merritt College Oakland, CA	12
94	Grays Harbor College Aberdeen, WA	12
95	University of Alaska Southeast Juneau, AK	9
96	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	9
97	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	9
98	Ball State University Muncie, IN	9
99	Thomas University Thomasville, GA	9
100	Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute Wooster, OH	9