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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Wisconsin

24 Colleges
$36,610 Avg Salary
$23,922 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 .

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

On average, conservation graduates from UW - Madison take out $21,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Green Bay is a great place for natural resources conservation students. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Conservation majors at UW - Green Bay take out an average of $22,833 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Wisconsin list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

The average amount in student loans that conservation majors at UWM take out is $27,000. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $158.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - River Falls is a great place for natural resources conservation students. UW - River Falls is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of River Falls.

Conservation majors at UW - River Falls take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources conservation schools in Wisconsin. Located in the distant town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, conservation majors at UW - Whitewater accumulate an average of around $23,963 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Stout did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Conservation majors at UW - Stout take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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University of Wisconsin - Parkside landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular natural resources conservation programs. UW - Parkside is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha.

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Fox Valley Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Wisconsin ranking. FVTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.

Conservation majors at FVTC take out an average of $13,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for natural resources conservation students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for natural resources conservation students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Report

Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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
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 24 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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