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Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

6 Colleges
$30,276 Avg Salary
$20,766 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Undergraduate 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs 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.

Check out the natural resources and conservation undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Lake Area Technical Institute the most popular school in the Plains States Region for natural resources and conservation students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 8% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota College at Bottineau landed the # 2 spot on the list. MSU-Bottineau is a small public school located in the remote area of Bottineau.

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#3

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Kirkwood Community College is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Itasca Community College

Grand Rapids, MN

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Itasca Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources and conservation schools in the Plains States Region . Itasca Community College is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Grand Rapids.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. NTC is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.

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#3

Sinte Gleska University

Mission, SD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sinte Gleska University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Sinte Gleska University is a small public school located in the remote area of Mission.

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Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resources and conservation colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 145
Minnesota 626
Iowa 354
South Dakota 83
Missouri 257
Nebraska 196
North Dakota 66

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

Majors Similar to Natural Resources & Conservation

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 6 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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