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2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate School for You

Natural Resources & Conservation is the #24 most popular major in the country with 5,744 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for natural resources and conservation majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Natural Resources & Conservation

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the best school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate 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 large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Stevens Point.

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#6

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 159
Indiana 94
Ohio 88
Wisconsin 132
Michigan 243

Natural Resources & Conservation Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 3,724
Natural Resource Management 1,073
Forestry 486
Wildlife Management 323
Fisheries Sciences 106
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 32

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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