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2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$29,856 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate School for You

Natural Resource Management is the #137 most popular major in the country with 1,073 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for resource management students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for resource management majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Natural Resource Management

Our 2023 rankings named Loyola University Chicago the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for natural resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Stevens Point is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Stevens Point.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Stevens Point are $19,209 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great value for natural resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U-M are $50,464 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, U-M also is in the top 10% of our Best Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Best Natural Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resource management schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 24
Illinois 38
Indiana 0
Wisconsin 23

Natural Resource Management is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Resource Management

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 3,724
Forestry 486
Wildlife Management 323
Fisheries Sciences 106
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 32

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Brian M. Powell.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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