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2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$32,466 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,413 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, natural resources conservation was ranked #49 in the country. In fact 22,254 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for conservation majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Natural Resources Conservation

#1

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Our analysis found Central Michigan University to be the best value school for natural resources conservation students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

Central Michigan graduate students pay an average of $15,644 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.

UW - Madison also claimed a spot on our Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great value for natural resources conservation students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UIUC also is in the top 10% of our Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources conservation schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 per year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources conservation schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Ohio State graduate students pay an average of $38,377 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree natural resources conservation programs. 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 Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for natural resources conservation students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUC are $33,064 per year.

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Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resources conservation schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 742
Ohio 653
Illinois 488
Indiana 364
Wisconsin 564

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 7 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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