2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in North Dakota
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation School for You
In 2020-2021, 66 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural resources and conservation students who went to a North Dakota college or university. This makes it the #27 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
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 Schools in North Dakota ranking.
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 Natural Resources & Conservation School
Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in North Dakota for natural resources and conservation students. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Dakota State University are $10,401 a year. While working on their degree, natural resources and conservation majors at North Dakota State University accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.
North Dakota State University also took the #4 spot in our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in North Dakota rankings.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at North Dakota State University - Main Campus
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 145 |
| Minnesota | 626 |
| Iowa | 354 |
| South Dakota | 83 |
| Missouri | 257 |
| Nebraska | 196 |
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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 values are for the top school 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.