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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate 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.

The Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Natural Resources & Conservation program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the most popular school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 60% are male.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 14 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at Loyola Chicago, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 57% are male.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 4 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton.

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Western Michigan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

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#7

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate natural resources and conservation programs. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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Indiana University - Northwest came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. IU Northwest is a small public school located in the small city of Gary.

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Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resources and conservation schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 447
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 14 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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