2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, natural resources and conservation was ranked #25 in the country. In fact 30,503 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the natural resources and conservation master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the best school in the Great Lakes Region for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Michigan Technological University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources and conservation schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Out of the 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.
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Out of the 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the # 4 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.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.
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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for natural resources and conservation students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
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Ball State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ball State is a very large public school located in the city of Muncie.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.
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Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for natural resources and conservation students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Indiana | 447 |
Michigan | 964 |
Ohio | 878 |
Illinois | 596 |
Wisconsin | 936 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Natural Resources & Conservation
Natural Resources & Conservation Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Natural Resources Conservation | 22,254 |
Natural Resource Management | 2,933 |
Wildlife Management | 2,449 |
Forestry | 2,233 |
Fisheries Sciences | 483 |
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) | 151 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
Engineering | 198,468 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 22 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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.