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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for natural resources & conservation students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 261 degrees in natural resources & conservation annually.
Choosing a Great Natural Resources & Conservation School
The natural resources & conservation program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Natural Resources & Conservation rankings. For our Best Overall Natural Resources & Conservation School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Natural Resources & Conservation Degree Level
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 Schools in South Carolina list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Natural Resources & Conservation in South Carolina
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 South Carolina Schools in Natural Resources & Conservation
It is hard to beat Clemson University if you wish to pursue a degree in natural resources & conservation. Located in the midsize suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 118 natural resources & conservation students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the natural resources & conservation program report average early career wages of $38,987.
Any student pursuing a degree in natural resources & conservation needs to look into University of South Carolina - Columbia. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #99 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 57 natural resources & conservation students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the natural resources & conservation program report average early career income of $35,081.
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Develop a broad-based interdisciplinary skill set to solve complex environmental problems like climate change, alternative energy and sustainability with a specialized online degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
Every student pursuing a degree in natural resources & conservation needs to check out Horry-Georgetown Technical College. Located in the city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 18th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 21 natural resources & conservation students who graduated with this degree at Horry-Georgetown Technical College in the most recent data year. After graduation, natural resources & conservation degree recipients generally make around $36,135 in their early careers.
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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The natural resources & conservation program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Natural Resources & Conservation rankings. For our Best Overall Natural Resources & Conservation School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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