2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the natural resources and conservation programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools
Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the best school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Michigan Technological University is a great place for natural resources and conservation students. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a very 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 Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Green Bay is a great place for natural resources and conservation students. UW - Green Bay is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Green Bay.
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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #6 on this year’s Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best schools for natural resources and conservation students. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s best schools for natural resources and conservation students. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.
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Ball State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for natural resources and conservation students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.
Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for natural resources and conservation students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges by State
Explore the best natural resources and conservation colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 159 |
| Indiana | 94 |
| Ohio | 88 |
| Wisconsin | 132 |
| Michigan | 243 |
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Natural Resources & Conservation Related Rankings by Major
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 23 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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