2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate 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 Value Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate 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.
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.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Natural Resources & Conservation
Our 2023 rankings named Youngstown State University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for natural resources and conservation students working on their graduate certificate. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the city of Youngstown.
Youngstown State University graduate students pay an average of $6,931 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
UW - Stevens Point graduate students pay an average of $19,209 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources and conservation schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.
UW - Madison also took the #5 spot in our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources and conservation schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.
Michigan State graduate students pay an average of $38,638 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Michigan State also is in the top 15% of our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U-M are $50,464 a year.
U-M excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Request InformationBest Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges by State
Explore the best natural resources and conservation colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 447 |
| Michigan | 964 |
| Ohio | 878 |
| Illinois | 596 |
| Wisconsin | 936 |
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Majors Related to Natural Resources & Conservation
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 6 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.
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