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2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$16,167 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,632 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resource Management School for You

In 2020-2021, 51 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural resource management students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #179 most popular major in the state.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in Michigan

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

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality in Natural Resource Management

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
$15,966 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the best value school in Michigan for natural resource management students. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Michigan State undergraduate students pay an average of $15,966 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, resource management graduates from Michigan State carry an average student debtload of $23,250.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Michigan State is ranked #4 for overall quality for resource management in Michigan.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Michigan State University

$18,215 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Michigan Technological University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resource management schools in Michigan. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Michigan Tech are $18,215 per year.

Michigan Tech also made our Best Natural Resource Management Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #3.

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#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI
$13,094 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

Central Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $13,094 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$17,193 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great value for natural resource management students. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at U-M are $17,193 a year.

U-M also made our Best Natural Resource Management Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #2.

Full Natural Resource Management at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

Best Value Natural Resource Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 140
Illinois 66
Indiana 0
Wisconsin 85

Natural Resource Management is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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.

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