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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin

22 Colleges
$33,212 Avg Salary
$23,280 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in Wisconsin to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Natural Resources Conservation program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for conservation majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the most popular school for natural resources conservation students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Wisconsin. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

Women make up 67% of the conservation majors at the school.

Conservation majors at UW - Madison take out an average of $20,421 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources conservation schools in Wisconsin. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

Of the 54 students majoring in conservation at UWM, 59% are male and 41% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, conservation graduates from UWM carry an average student debt load of $26,609. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $158.

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Out of the 22 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 57% of the conservation majors at the school.

Conservation majors at UW - Green Bay take out an average of $20,138 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 22 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the # 4 spot on the list. UW - River Falls is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of River Falls.

Women make up 68% of the conservation majors at the school.

Conservation majors at UW - River Falls take out an average of $27,369 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at University of Wisconsin - River Falls Report

Out of the 22 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 59% of the conservation majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that conservation majors at UW - Whitewater take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,637.

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University of Wisconsin - Stout did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural resources conservation students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in conservation at UW - Stout, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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University of Wisconsin - Parkside ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. UW - Parkside is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha.

About 59% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 41% are male.

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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural resources conservation students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#9

Carthage College

Kenosha, WI

With a ranking of #9, Carthage College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Carthage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha.

About 58% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 42% are male.

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#10

Northland College

Ashland, WI

Northland College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural resources conservation students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Northland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ashland.

Of the 10 students majoring in conservation at Northland, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 22 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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