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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$10,884 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,625 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master'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 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 Wisconsin ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Wisconsin 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.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for natural resources and conservation majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

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 master’s degree in Wisconsin. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Green Bay are $9,571 per year.

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Out of the 4 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 2 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $12,175 per year.

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

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. UWM is a very large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

UWM graduate students pay an average of $12,220 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources and conservation schools in Wisconsin. Located in the distant town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Stevens Point are $9,569 per year.

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

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 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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