2027 Best Value Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region

[Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management](/majors/natural-resources-conservation/natural-resource-management/water-wetlands-and-marine-resources-management/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value water, wetlands, & marine resources management schools.
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2027 Best Value Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the water, wetlands, & marine resources management degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management Schools
Leading the list is University Of Wisconsin Stevens Point, our #1 best value for water, wetlands, & marine resources management in the Great Lakes Region. Set in the town of Stevens Point, University Of Wisconsin Stevens Point is a moderately-sized public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $9,228, compared with $18,248 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $22,132 to complete the water, wetlands, & marine resources management program here. Early-career water, wetlands, & marine resources management graduates make about $40,553. That is a strong return on a $22,132 median debt. Roughly 92% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.