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2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
192 Degrees Awarded
$8,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Natural Resources/Conservation, General is the 240th most popular major in the country with 2,750 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 474 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 192 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resources/conservation, general. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great natural resources/conservation, general programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the natural resources/conservation, general program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 24 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $0-$30k list, Ohio State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ohio State University - Main Campus is $8,194 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 94%.

Full Ohio State Natural Resources/Conservation, General Report

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $5,483 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources/Conservation, General students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Purdue.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Full Purdue University - Main Campus Natural Resources/Conservation, General Report

#3

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

River Falls, Wisconsin
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in River Falls, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general students in 2019-2020.

UW - River Falls also took the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls is $8,366 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources/Conservation, General students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UW - River Falls Natural Resources/Conservation, General Report

#4

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Allendale, Michigan, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

GVSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $11,578 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend GVSU.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Grand Valley State University Natural Resources/Conservation, General Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school situated in Dearborn, Michigan. It awarded 3 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $0-$30k list, UM Dearborn has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn is $6,751 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#6

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Central Michigan University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $0-$30k list, Central Michigan has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Central Michigan University is $11,598 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Natural Resources/Conservation, General at Central Michigan

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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