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2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$10,680 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,625 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree 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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Ohio to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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. 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio

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

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Natural Resources & Conservation

#1

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Our 2023 rankings named Youngstown State University the best value school in Ohio for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Youngstown.

Youngstown State University graduate students pay an average of $6,751 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Ohio State graduate students pay an average of $12,425 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Ohio State also took the #5 spot in our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio rankings.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

#3

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cleveland State University are $10,625 a year.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Cleveland State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at OHIO Athens are $9,720 a year.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Miami University - Oxford is a great value for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the town of Oxford.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Miami University - Oxford are $13,878 a year.

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

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

Explore all the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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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