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Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana

2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$15,235 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,212 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor's Degree School for You

Natural Resources Conservation is the #68 most popular major in Indiana with 364 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Indiana to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for conservation students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Natural Resources Conservation

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the best value school in Indiana for natural resources conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue University Global are $10,125 per year. Conservation majors at Purdue University Global take out an average of $39,218 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources conservation schools in Indiana. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Purdue undergraduate students pay an average of $9,992 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Purdue did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

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#3

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Ball State is a very large public school located in the city of Muncie.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ball State are $10,290 a year. Conservation majors at Ball State take out an average of $23,621 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 5 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at IU Bloomington are $11,333 a year. Conservation majors at IU Bloomington take out an average of $16,576 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

In addition to its great value ranking, IU Bloomington is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

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#5

Manchester University

North Manchester, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manchester University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Manchester University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of North Manchester.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Manchester University are $34,436 per year.

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Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 742
Ohio 653
Illinois 488
Wisconsin 564

Natural Resources Conservation is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resource Management 2,933
Wildlife Management 2,449
Forestry 2,233
Fisheries Sciences 483
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 151

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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