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2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$23,454 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,985 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resource Management Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for resource management students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the resource management master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Natural Resource Management

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for natural resource management students working on their master’s degree. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-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.

Full Natural Resource Management at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UWM are $25,651 a year.

Full Natural Resource Management at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resource management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Natural Resource Management at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

Michigan State graduate students pay an average of $38,638 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Michigan State also did well on our Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Michigan State University

Best Natural Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resource management colleges 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 4 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.

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