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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$10,334 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,771 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation Master'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for conservation students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana

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

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

Our analysis found Indiana University - Bloomington to be the best value school for natural resources conservation students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Indiana. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at IU Bloomington are $11,329 per year.

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.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Indiana University - Bloomington

#2

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

The excellent master’s degree programs at Ball State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources conservation schools in Indiana. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ball State are $10,144 a year.

Ball State also claimed a spot on our Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Ball State University

#3

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 3 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue University Global are $9,530 per year.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at Purdue University Global Report

Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools 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 3 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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