CIP 03.0101 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Natural Resources/Conservation, General.

A general program that focuses on the studies and activities relating to the natural environment and its conservation, use, and improvement. Includes instruction in subjects such as climate, air, soil, water, land, fish and wildlife, and plant resources; in the basic principles of environmental science and natural resources management; and the recreational and economic uses of renewable and nonrenewable natural resources.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Natural Resources/Conservation, General award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 03.0101. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year ending	Award level	Reporting institutions	Positive awards
2025	Certificate 1–2 years	8	51
2025	Associate degree	42	334
2025	Certificate 2–4 years	1	19
2025	Bachelor degree	47	1,434
2025	Postbaccalaureate certificate	11	64
2025	Master degree	32	861
2025	Doctorate — research	22	131
2025	Certificate under 12 weeks	2	3
2025	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	28	245
2024	Certificate 1–2 years	7	27
2024	Associate degree	38	264
2024	Certificate 2–4 years	1	14
2024	Bachelor degree	48	1,291
2024	Postbaccalaureate certificate	9	48
2024	Master degree	32	761
2024	Doctorate — research	21	106
2024	Certificate under 12 weeks	2	17
2024	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	24	189
2023	Certificate 1–2 years	5	47
2023	Associate degree	39	305
2023	Certificate 2–4 years	1	5
2023	Bachelor degree	48	1,461
2023	Postbaccalaureate certificate	10	47
2023	Master degree	31	919
2023	Doctorate — research	18	85
2023	Certificate under 12 weeks	2	20
2023	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	23	127
2022	Certificate 1–2 years	8	70
2022	Associate degree	40	299
2022	Bachelor degree	47	1,454
2022	Postbaccalaureate certificate	10	68
2022	Master degree	32	787
2022	Doctorate — research	19	114
2022	Certificate under 12 weeks	3	13
2022	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	20	142
2021	Certificate 1–2 years	5	50
2021	Associate degree	34	262
2021	Bachelor degree	48	1,498
2021	Postbaccalaureate certificate	7	46
2021	Master degree	35	719
2021	Doctorate — research	18	93
2021	Certificate under 12 weeks	3	9
2021	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	20	120
2020	Certificate 1–2 years	9	45
2020	Associate degree	38	274
2020	Bachelor degree	45	1,443
2020	Postbaccalaureate certificate	8	30
2020	Master degree	32	691
2020	Doctorate — research	18	122
2020	Certificate under 12 weeks	3	14
2020	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	16	107

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 03.0101 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 03 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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