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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$10,680 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,771 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 653 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural resources conservation students who went to a Ohio college or university. This makes it the #51 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Ohio 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Ohio

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

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

#1

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Our analysis found Youngstown State University to be the best value school for natural resources conservation students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Ohio. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Youngstown.

Youngstown State University graduate students pay an average of $6,751 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great value for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ohio State are $12,425 a year.

Ohio State also took the #5 spot in our Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio rankings.

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#3

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

The excellent master’s degree programs at Cleveland State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources conservation schools in Ohio. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cleveland State University are $10,625 per year.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at Cleveland State University Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Ohio University - Athens Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources conservation schools in Ohio. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at OHIO Athens are $9,720 per year.

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Out of the 5 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the # 5 spot on the list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the town of Oxford.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Miami University - Oxford are $13,878 per year.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Miami University - Oxford

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
Illinois 488
Indiana 364
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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