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2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Wisconsin

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$8,975 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,610 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation School for You

With 96 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, natural resources conservation is the #32 most popular major in Wisconsin.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Wisconsin 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Wisconsin

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

Best Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality in Natural Resources Conservation

$7,873 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Green Bay to be the best value school for natural resources conservation students who want to pursue a degree in Wisconsin. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW - Green Bay are $7,873 a year.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

$10,720 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Wisconsin list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Madison are $10,720 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW - Madison is ranked #3 for overall quality for conservation in Wisconsin.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Wisconsin - Madison

$8,331 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Stevens Point are $8,331 per year.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Report

Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 175
Illinois 117
Ohio 88
Indiana 70

Natural Resources Conservation is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 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 Lynn Betts.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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