2021 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina
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Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 906 bachelor's degrees were awarded to natural resources & conservation students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 4.2% of all the natural resources & conservation bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina ranking looked at 7 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.
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2021 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina
The following schools top our list of the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students
North Carolina State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in North Carolina that are best for non-traditional natural resources & conservation students. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population. NC State also made our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in North Carolina list, coming in at #1.
About 1.0% of NC State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 14,604 students take at least one class online at NC State. 7,732 students are part time.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population. UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in North Carolina list.
The student loan default rate at UNC Chapel Hill is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,990 students take at least one class online at UNC Chapel Hill. About 5,151 of the students at UNC Chapel Hill are attending part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Warren Wilson College. Warren Wilson is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Swannanoa. Warren Wilson also made our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in North Carolina list, coming in at #4.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.9%. 80 students at Warren Wilson are exclusively online.
Our rankings recognize Western Carolina University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a fairly large student population. WCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in North Carolina list.
The student loan default rate at WCU is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,568 students at WCU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,712 part time students in attendance at WCU.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best natural resources & conservation schools for non-traditional students. UNCW is a large public school located in the city of Wilmington. UNCW not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in North Carolina list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. There are approximately 8,583 students at UNCW that take at least one class online. 4,896 of UNCW students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Appalachian State University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone. Appalachian State also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in North Carolina rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 10,639 students take at least one class online at Appalachian State. 2,303 students are part time.
University of North Carolina at Asheville earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Asheville, UNCA is a public school with a small student population. UNCA not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in North Carolina list.
About 2.7% of UNCA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 305 students at UNCA that take at least one class online. About 428 of the students at UNCA are attending 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).
In <nil>, 906 bachelor's degrees were awarded to natural resources & conservation students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 4.2% of all the natural resources & conservation bachelor's degrees in the country.
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