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Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in Pennsylvania

63 accredited institutions in Pennsylvania offering natural resources & conservation programs, ranked by annual graduates (IPEDS 2023–24).

63
Colleges
2,721
Graduates/yr
19
Public
Master's
Top Degree

Ranked: Natural Resources & Conservation Programs in Pennsylvania

1
Private NonprofitMaster's
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
408
Graduates/yr
6%
Acceptance
$58,620
Tuition
97%
Grad Rate
$344
Net Price <$30K
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2
PublicBachelor's
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park
318
Graduates/yr
54%
Acceptance
$19,672
In-State Tuition
86%
Grad Rate
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3
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Delaware Valley University
Doylestown
168
Graduates/yr
92%
Acceptance
$40,680
Tuition
52%
Grad Rate
$22,211
Net Price <$30K
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4
PublicBachelor's
Temple University
Philadelphia
126
Graduates/yr
83%
Acceptance
$21,023
In-State Tuition
75%
Grad Rate
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5
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Juniata College
Huntingdon
105
Graduates/yr
72%
Acceptance
$55,322
Tuition
69%
Grad Rate
$12,021
Net Price <$30K
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6
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Drexel University
Philadelphia
90
Graduates/yr
78%
Acceptance
$58,293
Tuition
77%
Grad Rate
$25,722
Net Price <$30K
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7
PublicMaster's
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock
78
Graduates/yr
75%
Acceptance
$7,716
In-State Tuition
66%
Grad Rate
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8
PublicBachelor's
Pennsylvania Western University
California
75
Graduates/yr
94%
Acceptance
$7,716
In-State Tuition
53%
Grad Rate
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9
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Villanova University
Villanova
60
Graduates/yr
25%
Acceptance
$63,806
Tuition
92%
Grad Rate
$22,330
Net Price <$30K
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10
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Ursinus College
Collegeville
60
Graduates/yr
87%
Acceptance
$59,196
Tuition
77%
Grad Rate
$24,740
Net Price <$30K
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11
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg
57
Graduates/yr
48%
Acceptance
$64,230
Tuition
83%
Grad Rate
$15,620
Net Price <$30K
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12
PublicBachelor's
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown
54
Graduates/yr
95%
Acceptance
$7,716
In-State Tuition
54%
Grad Rate
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13
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster
51
Graduates/yr
32%
Acceptance
$68,180
Tuition
86%
Grad Rate
$16,051
Net Price <$30K
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14
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Dickinson College
Carlisle
48
Graduates/yr
43%
Acceptance
$62,900
Tuition
83%
Grad Rate
$17,850
Net Price <$30K
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15
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Bucknell University
Lewisburg
48
Graduates/yr
32%
Acceptance
$64,418
Tuition
86%
Grad Rate
$23,618
Net Price <$30K
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16
PublicAssociate's
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois
DuBois
48
Graduates/yr
93%
Acceptance
$13,824
In-State Tuition
22%
Grad Rate
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17
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Haverford College
Haverford
45
Graduates/yr
13%
Acceptance
$67,522
Tuition
89%
Grad Rate
$4,985
Net Price <$30K
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18
PublicBachelor's
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
Erie
42
Graduates/yr
96%
Acceptance
$15,388
In-State Tuition
46%
Grad Rate
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19
PublicAssociate's
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto
Mont Alto
42
Graduates/yr
90%
Acceptance
$13,824
In-State Tuition
18%
Grad Rate
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20
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Chatham University
Pittsburgh
39
Graduates/yr
70%
Acceptance
$42,250
Tuition
66%
Grad Rate
$18,793
Net Price <$30K
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21
PublicAssociate's
Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg
33
Graduates/yr
$7,418
In-State Tuition
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22
PublicAssociate's
Bucks County Community College
Newtown
33
Graduates/yr
$7,920
In-State Tuition
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23
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Albright College
Reading
33
Graduates/yr
86%
Acceptance
$27,560
Tuition
42%
Grad Rate
$16,615
Net Price <$30K
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24
Private NonprofitMaster's
Lehigh University
Bethlehem
33
Graduates/yr
29%
Acceptance
$61,180
Tuition
89%
Grad Rate
$14,841
Net Price <$30K
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25
Private NonprofitMaster's
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh
33
Graduates/yr
79%
Acceptance
$47,146
Tuition
75%
Grad Rate
$28,755
Net Price <$30K
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26
PublicBachelor's
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Shippensburg
30
Graduates/yr
86%
Acceptance
$9,570
In-State Tuition
52%
Grad Rate
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27
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr
30
Graduates/yr
31%
Acceptance
$61,190
Tuition
86%
Grad Rate
$7,115
Net Price <$30K
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28
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore
30
Graduates/yr
7%
Acceptance
$61,992
Tuition
94%
Grad Rate
$5,341
Net Price <$30K
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29
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Lafayette College
Easton
27
Graduates/yr
31%
Acceptance
$61,482
Tuition
88%
Grad Rate
$6,641
Net Price <$30K
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30
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove
27
Graduates/yr
79%
Acceptance
$56,600
Tuition
74%
Grad Rate
$22,556
Net Price <$30K
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31
PublicBachelor's
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg
27
Graduates/yr
95%
Acceptance
$7,716
In-State Tuition
54%
Grad Rate
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32
PublicBachelor's
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona
Altoona
24
Graduates/yr
97%
Acceptance
$15,388
In-State Tuition
18%
Grad Rate
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33
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Mercyhurst University
Erie
24
Graduates/yr
83%
Acceptance
$41,580
Tuition
65%
Grad Rate
$20,668
Net Price <$30K
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34
PublicAssociate's
Northampton County Area Community College
Bethlehem
24
Graduates/yr
$7,500
In-State Tuition
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35
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Muhlenberg College
Allentown
24
Graduates/yr
64%
Acceptance
$59,505
Tuition
80%
Grad Rate
$15,212
Net Price <$30K
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36
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Lebanon Valley College
Annville
24
Graduates/yr
75%
Acceptance
$48,890
Tuition
73%
Grad Rate
$19,688
Net Price <$30K
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37
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Moravian University
Bethlehem
24
Graduates/yr
54%
Acceptance
$50,069
Tuition
71%
Grad Rate
$25,838
Net Price <$30K
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38
PublicAssociate's
Lehigh Carbon Community College
Schnecksville
21
Graduates/yr
$7,500
In-State Tuition
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39
Private NonprofitBachelor's
University of Scranton
Scranton
18
Graduates/yr
84%
Acceptance
$51,534
Tuition
81%
Grad Rate
$27,114
Net Price <$30K
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40
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Messiah University
Mechanicsburg
18
Graduates/yr
78%
Acceptance
$39,700
Tuition
79%
Grad Rate
$12,996
Net Price <$30K
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41
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre
18
Graduates/yr
91%
Acceptance
$40,308
Tuition
60%
Grad Rate
$23,447
Net Price <$30K
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42
Private NonprofitBachelor's
La Salle University
Philadelphia
18
Graduates/yr
86%
Acceptance
$34,270
Tuition
58%
Grad Rate
$15,613
Net Price <$30K
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43
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Westminster College
New Wilmington
18
Graduates/yr
86%
Acceptance
$38,760
Tuition
66%
Grad Rate
$17,290
Net Price <$30K
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44
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Saint Vincent College
Latrobe
15
Graduates/yr
59%
Acceptance
$39,978
Tuition
72%
Grad Rate
$14,709
Net Price <$30K
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45
Private NonprofitBachelor's
King's College
Wilkes-Barre
15
Graduates/yr
93%
Acceptance
$40,520
Tuition
60%
Grad Rate
$18,253
Net Price <$30K
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46
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia
12
Graduates/yr
86%
Acceptance
$51,140
Tuition
80%
Grad Rate
$28,101
Net Price <$30K
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47
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Waynesburg University
Waynesburg
12
Graduates/yr
92%
Acceptance
$28,120
Tuition
61%
Grad Rate
$18,275
Net Price <$30K
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48
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Eastern University
Saint Davids
12
Graduates/yr
94%
Acceptance
$36,760
Tuition
57%
Grad Rate
$22,206
Net Price <$30K
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49
PublicAssociate's
Montgomery County Community College
Blue Bell
12
Graduates/yr
$9,360
In-State Tuition
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50
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Widener University
Chester
12
Graduates/yr
84%
Acceptance
$52,598
Tuition
64%
Grad Rate
$30,521
Net Price <$30K
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51
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Robert Morris University
Moon Township
9
Graduates/yr
91%
Acceptance
$33,360
Tuition
66%
Grad Rate
$12,887
Net Price <$30K
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52
Private NonprofitMaster's
Point Park University
Pittsburgh
9
Graduates/yr
98%
Acceptance
$36,240
Tuition
59%
Grad Rate
$18,767
Net Price <$30K
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53
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Thiel College
Greenville
9
Graduates/yr
71%
Acceptance
$34,964
Tuition
43%
Grad Rate
$19,856
Net Price <$30K
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54
PublicBachelor's
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville
9
Graduates/yr
89%
Acceptance
$9,570
In-State Tuition
54%
Grad Rate
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55
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Washington & Jefferson College
Washington
9
Graduates/yr
82%
Acceptance
$27,605
Tuition
71%
Grad Rate
$17,859
Net Price <$30K
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56
PublicBachelor's
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford
Bradford
6
Graduates/yr
91%
Acceptance
$13,660
In-State Tuition
47%
Grad Rate
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57
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Marywood University
Scranton
6
Graduates/yr
84%
Acceptance
$37,700
Tuition
73%
Grad Rate
$16,733
Net Price <$30K
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58
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Keystone College
La Plume
6
Graduates/yr
80%
Acceptance
$15,350
Tuition
41%
Grad Rate
$15,460
Net Price <$30K
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59
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Cedar Crest College
Allentown
3
Graduates/yr
99%
Acceptance
$44,334
Tuition
58%
Grad Rate
$20,939
Net Price <$30K
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60
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Geneva College
Beaver Falls
3
Graduates/yr
$32,350
Tuition
61%
Grad Rate
$12,318
Net Price <$30K
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61
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Wilson College
Chambersburg
3
Graduates/yr
90%
Acceptance
$25,950
Tuition
52%
Grad Rate
$17,499
Net Price <$30K
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62
PublicBachelor's
Lincoln University
Lincoln University
3
Graduates/yr
78%
Acceptance
$8,900
In-State Tuition
52%
Grad Rate
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63
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Rosemont College
Rosemont
3
Graduates/yr
75%
Acceptance
$20,885
Tuition
34%
Grad Rate
$14,000
Net Price <$30K
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Studying Natural Resources & Conservation in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has 63 accredited colleges offering natural resources & conservation programs, producing 2,721 graduates annually. Of these, 19 are public institutions with subsidized in-state tuition for Pennsylvania residents.

When evaluating programs, consider accreditation, internship placement rates, and faculty expertise. Always file the FAFSA — the net price after grants can be dramatically lower than sticker tuition, especially at public institutions.

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Data source: Graduate counts from IPEDS 2023–24 C2023_A Completions survey (NCES). Tuition, acceptance rate, and graduation rate from IPEDS HD2023, ADM2023, DRVGR2023.