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2023 Most Popular Colleges for Conservation Biology in the Great Lakes Region

6 Ranked Colleges
80 Degrees Awarded
$27,500 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Conservation Biology Major in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Conservation Biology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Conservation Biology is the 694th most popular major in the country with 309 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 80 conservation biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Conservation Biology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in conservation biology. To top this list, a school must have a successful conservation biology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Conservation Biology Major in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region conservation biology students.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Conservation Biology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 46 ’s conservation biology degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Conservation Biology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Stout is a medium-sized public school situated in Menomonie, Wisconsin. It awarded 11 ’s conservation biology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UW - Stout Conservation Biology Report

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Lake Superior State University
Sault Ste Marie, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Superior State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Conservation Biology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lake Superior State University is located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s conservation biology degrees to qualified students.

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Conservation Biology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the #4 spot on the list. Central Michigan University is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Central Michigan University Conservation Biology Report

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Calvin University
Grand Rapids, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Calvin University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Conservation Biology Major in the Great Lakes Region. Calvin is a small school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 5 ’s conservation biology degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Calvin Conservation Biology Report

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Lincoln College
Lincoln, Illinois

Lincoln College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Conservation Biology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Lincoln College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lincoln, Illinois. It awarded 3 ’s conservation biology degrees in 2020-2021.

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