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2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$12,285 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,763 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation School for You

In 2020-2021, 88 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural resources and conservation students who went to a Ohio college or university. This makes it the #28 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Ohio 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Ohio

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

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality in Natural Resources & Conservation

#1

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH
$9,372 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Youngstown State University to be the best value school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a degree in Ohio. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Youngstown.

Youngstown State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,372 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

$11,936 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ohio State are $11,936 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ohio State also did well on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Ohio list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Ohio State University - Main Campus

#3

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH
$11,690 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cleveland State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cleveland State University are $11,690 per year.

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

$12,840 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great value for natural resources and conservation students. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

OHIO Athens undergraduate students pay an average of $12,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$16,142 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Miami University - Oxford. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Ohio list. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Miami University - Oxford are $16,142 a year.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Miami University - Oxford

Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 159
Indiana 94
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 5 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.

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