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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Natural Resources & Conservation program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the most popular school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 40% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 60% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at Loyola Chicago, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

About 43% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 57% are male.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Stevens Point.

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#6

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate natural resources and conservation programs. Located in the city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

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Western Michigan University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate natural resources and conservation programs. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

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#7

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Indiana University - Northwest landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate natural resources and conservation programs. Located in the small city of Gary, IU Northwest is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resources and conservation schools 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 14 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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