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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$10,249 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,625 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Indiana 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.

2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana

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

Our analysis found Indiana University - Bloomington to be the best value school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Indiana. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IU Bloomington are $11,329 a year.

IU Bloomington also took the #4 spot in our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana rankings.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

#2

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ball State are $10,144 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Ball State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Ball State University Report

#3

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 #3 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Purdue graduate students pay an average of $9,992 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Purdue did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Purdue University - Main Campus

#4

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 4 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Purdue University Global are $9,530 a year.

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

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 4 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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