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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$15,235 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,742 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 447 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural resources and conservation students who went to a Indiana college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Indiana to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for natural resources and conservation students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

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

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the best value school in Indiana for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.

Purdue University Global undergraduate students pay an average of $10,125 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Purdue University Global

#2

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

The excellent bachelor’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 and conservation schools in Indiana. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ball State are $10,290 per year.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Ball State University Report

Out of the 5 schools in Indiana 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.

IU Bloomington undergraduate students pay an average of $11,333 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, IU Bloomington also did well on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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

#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue are $9,992 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Purdue is ranked #3 for overall quality for natural resources and conservation in Indiana.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

#5

Manchester University

North Manchester, IN

Out of the 5 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Manchester University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Manchester University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of North Manchester.

Manchester University undergraduate students pay an average of $34,436 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Manchester University

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 964
Ohio 878
Illinois 596
Wisconsin 936

Natural Resources & Conservation Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
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

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 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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