Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$25,230 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

With 243 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, natural resources and conservation is the #19 most popular major in Michigan.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

The Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Michigan to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for natural resources and conservation students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Michigan

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

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality 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 value school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Michigan. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Michigan State graduate students pay an average of $19,714 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Michigan State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Michigan State University

Out of the 2 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at U-M are $25,230 per year.

U-M not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list.

Read More…

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
Illinois 159
Indiana 94
Ohio 88
Wisconsin 132

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 2 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.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.