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2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$29,856 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, natural resource management was ranked #178 in the country. In fact 2,933 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for resource management 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 Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for resource management majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Natural Resource Management

Our 2023 rankings named Loyola University Chicago the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for natural resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

UW - Stevens Point graduate students pay an average of $19,209 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Natural Resource Management at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U-M are $50,464 per year.

U-M also claimed a spot on our Best Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Best Natural Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resource management schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 51
Ohio 140
Illinois 66
Indiana 0
Wisconsin 85

One of 5 majors within the area of study, natural resource management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Resource Management

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 22,254
Wildlife Management 2,449
Forestry 2,233
Fisheries Sciences 483
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 151

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Brian M. Powell.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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