2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master'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.
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.
Top 10 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Youngstown State University to be the best value school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the city of Youngstown.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Global. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Purdue University Global graduate students pay an average of $10,582 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources and conservation schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Green Bay are $19,126 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Springfield is a great value for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, UIS is a public college with a small student population.
UIS graduate students pay an average of $16,757 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan Tech are $22,981 a year.
Michigan Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #6, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on this year’s best value schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Loyola Chicago graduate students pay an average of $19,894 in tuition and fees each year.
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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 master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Madison is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UWM are $25,651 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well on this year’s best value schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Stevens Point are $19,209 a year.
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Ball State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ball State are $26,600 per year.
Ball State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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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 22 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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