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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$12,650 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,212 Avg Salary

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

Natural Resources Conservation is the #29 most popular major in Wisconsin with 564 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for conservation students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Green Bay the best value school in Wisconsin for natural resources conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW - Green Bay are $7,873 a year. The average amount in student loans that conservation majors at UW - Green Bay take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,138.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources conservation schools in Wisconsin. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Whitewater are $7,730 per year. Conservation majors at UW - Whitewater take out an average of $22,637 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 9 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the # 3 spot on the list. UW - River Falls is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of River Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW - River Falls are $8,088 a year. Conservation majors at UW - River Falls take out an average of $27,369 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW - River Falls is ranked #4 for overall quality for conservation in Wisconsin.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW - Stout are $9,553 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW - Stout is ranked #5 for overall quality for conservation in Wisconsin.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW Oshkosh are $7,733 per year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources conservation schools in Wisconsin. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW - Madison are $10,720 a year. On average, conservation graduates from UW - Madison take out $20,421 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

UW - Madison did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UWM are $9,610 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, conservation graduates from UWM carry an average student debtload of $26,609. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $158.

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#8

Carthage College

Kenosha, WI

Carthage College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Carthage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Carthage are $33,000 a year.

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#9

Northland College

Ashland, WI

Northland College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Northland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Ashland.

Northland undergraduate students pay an average of $39,894 in in-state tuition and fees each 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
Indiana 364

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

Majors Similar to Conservation

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 9 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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