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2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

19 Colleges
$28,196 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,465 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation School for You

Natural Resources Conservation is the #63 most popular major in the country with 3,724 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for conservation students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Colleges.

Top 10 Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools

#1

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH
$9,732 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Youngstown State University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for natural resources conservation students. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Youngstown State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,732 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at Youngstown State University Report

#2

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN
$14,436 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Purdue University Global helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources conservation schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

Purdue University Global undergraduate students pay an average of $14,436 in tuition and fees each year.

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$16,091 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Green Bay is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Green Bay are $16,091 a year.

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$18,857 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Springfield is a great value for natural resources conservation students. UIS is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIS are $18,857 per year.

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$47,808 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Loyola Chicago are $47,808 per year.

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#6

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI
$13,094 Average Tuition & Fees

Central Michigan University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value natural resources conservation programs. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

Central Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $13,094 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Madison are $38,608 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Madison is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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$17,035 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for natural resources conservation students. It came in at #8 on the list. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Stevens Point.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Stevens Point are $17,035 per year.

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#9

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Ball State undergraduate students pay an average of $27,524 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Ball State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#10

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH
$16,654 Average Tuition & Fees

Cleveland State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cleveland State University is a large public school located in the city of Cleveland.

Cleveland State University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,654 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resources conservation colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 175
Illinois 117
Ohio 88
Indiana 70
Wisconsin 96

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One of 5 majors within the area of study, natural resources conservation has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Conservation

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resource Management 1,073
Forestry 486
Wildlife Management 323
Fisheries Sciences 106
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 32

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 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 Lynn Betts.

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