by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for natural resources & conservation students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 267 bachelor's degrees in natural resources & conservation to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of natural resources & conservation for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for natural resources & conservation students working on their bachelor's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in Georgia list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in natural resources & conservation.
University of Georgia is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in natural resources & conservation. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens.More information about a bachelor’s in natural resources & conservation from University of Georgia
It's hard to beat Emory University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in natural resources & conservation. Emory is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta.More information about a bachelor’s in natural resources & conservation from Emory University
Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in natural resources & conservation needs to look into University of North Georgia. UNG is a large public university located in the town of Dahlonega.More information about a bachelor’s in natural resources & conservation from University of North Georgia
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in natural resources & conservation has to take a look at Georgia College & State University. Georgia College is a moderately-sized public university located in the distant town of Milledgeville.More information about a bachelor’s in natural resources & conservation from Georgia College & State University
Located in the town of Tifton, ABAC Tifton is a public college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in natural resources & conservation from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Explore all the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 34 | 911 |
| Mississippi | 34 | 121 |
| Florida | 34 | 1,004 |
| Virginia | 34 | 578 |
| Alabama | 33 | 276 |
| West Virginia | 32 | 494 |
| Tennessee | 32 | 267 |
| South Carolina | 32 | 136 |
| Kentucky | 31 | 136 |
| Louisiana | 31 | 162 |
| Arkansas | 30 | 131 |
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation | 172 |
| Forestry | 48 |
| Wildlife Management | 41 |
| Natural Resource Management | 6 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 4,039 |
| Engineering | 3,796 |
| Physical Sciences | 807 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 638 |
| Agriculture & Agriculture Operations | 455 |
| Engineering Technologies | 351 |
| Architecture & Related Services | 234 |
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