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2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Indiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$13,771 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,781 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation 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 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 6 schools in Indiana to see which 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.

2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Indiana

Check out the conservation programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality in Natural Resources Conservation

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN
$10,125 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Purdue University Global to be the best value school for natural resources conservation students who want to pursue a degree in Indiana. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Purdue University Global undergraduate students pay an average of $10,125 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN
$6,449 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Vincennes University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Indiana list. Located in the remote town of Vincennes, Vincennes University is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Vincennes University are $6,449 per year. While working on their degree, conservation majors at Vincennes University accumulate an average of around $12,000 in student debt.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at Vincennes University Report

#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN
$9,992 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources conservation schools in Indiana. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue are $9,992 per year.

Purdue also took the #3 spot in our Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Indiana rankings.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Purdue University - Main Campus

#4

Ball State University

Muncie, IN
$10,290 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Indiana list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

Ball State undergraduate students pay an average of $10,290 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, conservation graduates from Ball State take out $25,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ball State also did well on our Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Indiana list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$11,333 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources conservation schools in Indiana. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

IU Bloomington undergraduate students pay an average of $11,333 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Conservation majors at IU Bloomington take out an average of $19,126 in student loans while working on their egree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, IU Bloomington is ranked #4 for overall quality for conservation in Indiana.

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#6

Manchester University

North Manchester, IN
$34,436 Average Tuition & Fees

Manchester University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Indiana ranking. Manchester University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of North Manchester.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Manchester University are $34,436 a year. After completing their degree, conservation graduates from Manchester University carry an average student debtload of $26,000.

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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 6 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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