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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$12,170 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,742 Avg Salary

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

With 936 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, natural resources and conservation is the #19 most popular major in Wisconsin.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for natural resources and 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin

Check out the natural resources and conservation bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Green Bay to be the best value school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Wisconsin. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Green Bay are $7,873 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the distant town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UW - Whitewater undergraduate students pay an average of $7,730 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Out of the 10 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

UW - Stevens Point undergraduate students pay an average of $8,331 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - River Falls helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources and conservation schools in Wisconsin. UW - River Falls is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of River Falls.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - River Falls are $8,088 per year.

UW - River Falls did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW - Stout are $9,553 a year.

UW - Stout also took the #5 spot in our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin rankings.

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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for natural resources and conservation students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW Oshkosh are $7,733 per year.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Report

University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for natural resources and conservation students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

UW - Madison undergraduate students pay an average of $10,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW - Madison is ranked #1 for overall quality for natural resources and conservation in Wisconsin.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

UWM undergraduate students pay an average of $9,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Northland College

Ashland, WI

Northland College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. Northland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Ashland.

Northland undergraduate students pay an average of $39,894 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Carthage College

Kenosha, WI

Carthage College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Carthage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Carthage are $33,000 per year.

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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 447
Michigan 964
Ohio 878
Illinois 596

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 10 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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