2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Conservation Biology in the Middle Atlantic Region

Conservation Biology isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #528 in popularity out of 1095 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Conservation Biology in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 41 master's degrees in conservation biology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Conservation Biology School for Your Master's Degree

The conservation biology master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Conservation Biology in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of conservation biology students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for conservation biology.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Conservation Biology in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in conservation biology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Conservation Biology Students Working on Their Master's

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SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Syracuse, NY

28 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NY

#2 Best Quality In NY

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in conservation biology needs to take a look at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. ESF is a small public college located in the midsize city of Syracuse. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in conservation biology in New York.

There were roughly 28 conservation biology individuals who graduated with this degree at ESF in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in conservation biology from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

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Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In NY

#1 Best Quality In NY

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in conservation biology needs to take a look at Columbia University in the City of New York. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in conservation biology in New York.

There were approximately 8 conservation biology individuals who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in conservation biology from Columbia University in the City of New York

3

Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MD

#1 Best Quality In MD

Frostburg State University is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in conservation biology. Frostburg State is a small public university located in the suburb of Frostburg. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in conservation biology in Maryland.

There were roughly 5 conservation biology students who graduated with this degree at Frostburg State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in conservation biology from Frostburg State University

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University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

#2 Most Popular In MD

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in conservation biology needs to look into University of Maryland - College Park. UMCP is a very large public university located in the large suburb of College Park. More information about a master’s in conservation biology from University of Maryland - College Park

Best Conservation Biology Colleges by State

Explore the most popular conservation biology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	667	28
Maryland	342	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Conservation Biology

Conservation Biology is one of 11 different types of Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Conservation Biology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Epidemiology	406
Ecology	24
Marine Biology	20
Environmental Biology	19
Evolutionary Biology	3
Evolutionary Biology	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Ernst Haeckel. More about our data sources and methodologies.