2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 308 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 56 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the natural resources/conservation, general program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 9 masters’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $0-$30k list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

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#2

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 17 masters’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNL has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 30 masters’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $0-$30k list, Mizzou has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General (Income $0-$30k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts.

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