2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree School for You
Natural Resources & Conservation is the #27 most popular major in Illinois with 596 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
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 Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value master'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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois
Check out the natural resources and conservation master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Natural Resources & Conservation
Our analysis found University of Illinois at Springfield to be the best value school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, UIS is a public school with a small student population.
UIS graduate students pay an average of $11,111 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources and conservation schools in Illinois. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.
UIUC graduate students pay an average of $17,823 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UIUC also took the #3 spot in our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Loyola University Chicago is a great value for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Loyola Chicago graduate students pay an average of $19,894 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources and conservation schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SIUC are $16,162 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at DePaul are $18,341 per year.
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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Indiana | 447 |
Michigan | 964 |
Ohio | 878 |
Wisconsin | 936 |
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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 Majors Related to Natural Resources & Conservation
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 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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