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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$24,400 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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 Value 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 value graduate certificate programs for natural resources and conservation 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 Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Natural Resources & Conservation

#1

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Our analysis found Youngstown State University to be the best value school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 a year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Loyola University Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources and conservation schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 per year.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the # 3 spot on the list. 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.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources and conservation schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

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

UW - Madison also made our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #5.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great value for natural resources and conservation students working on their graduate certificate. 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.

Michigan State also claimed a spot on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Michigan State University Report

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U-M are $50,464 per year.

U-M also claimed a spot on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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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

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.

  • 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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