2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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.
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2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for natural resources and conservation majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Youngstown State University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for natural resources and conservation students. Located in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a large student population.
Youngstown State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,732 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Global. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Purdue University Global are $14,436 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Green Bay is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.
UW - Green Bay undergraduate students pay an average of $16,091 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Springfield. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIS is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UIS are $18,857 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Michigan Tech are $39,723 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Michigan Tech also did well on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Loyola University Chicago came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Loyola Chicago are $47,808 per year.
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Central Michigan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.
Central Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $13,094 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UWM are $21,475 per year.
With a ranking of #9, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well on this year’s best value schools for natural resources and conservation students. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Stevens Point.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Stevens Point are $17,035 per year.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best value schools for natural resources and conservation students. Located in the 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 undergraduate student at UW - Madison are $38,608 a year.
UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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 Majors for Natural Resources & Conservation
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.
- 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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