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Major Overview for Natural Resources/Conservation, General

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Overview for 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.

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Colleges Offering a Major in Natural Resources/Conservation, General

Top 50 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Natural Resources/Conservation, General among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI
59
(3.7%)
Minimally Selective$11,113
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
59
(0.9%)
Most Selective$22,247
University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO
48
(1.0%)
Minimally Selective$15,753
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
46
(1.3%)
Most Selective$46,691
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
46
(1.4%)
Minimally Selective$14,962
SUNY College at Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh, NY
42
(3.4%)
Highly Selective$14,481
University of Maryland-University College
Adelphi, MD
35
(1.2%)
Open Admissions$7,002
Texas A & M University
College Station, TX
32
(0.4%)
Minimally Selective$14,971
SUNY at Binghamton
Binghamton, NY
31
(1.1%)
Highly Selective$16,000
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI
30
(0.9%)
Moderately Selective$15,004
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.