Natural Resources & Conservation degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #25 out of the 38 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Alabama ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 335 degrees in natural resources & conservation to qualified students.
The natural resources & conservation school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Alabama.
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Best Schools for Natural Resources & Conservation in Alabama
The schools below may not offer all types of natural resources & conservation degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Alabama Schools in Natural Resources & Conservation
It's hard to beat Columbia Southern University if you want to pursue a degree in natural resources & conservation. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.
Degree recipients from the natural resources & conservation degree program at Columbia Southern University make $36,138 more than the typical graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
It's hard to beat Auburn University if you want to pursue a degree in natural resources & conservation. Auburn is a very large public university located in the city of Auburn.
Students who graduate with their degree from the natural resources & conservation program report average early career income of $39,275.
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).
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