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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Michigan to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the natural resources and conservation graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Michigan.

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the most popular school in Michigan for natural resources and conservation students working on their graduate certificate. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

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Out of the 5 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 midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Out of the 5 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Michigan Technological University is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their graduate certificate. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

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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 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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