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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
160 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Plains States region, there were 308 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 160 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resources/conservation, general. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resources/conservation, general programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the natural resources/conservation, general program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 41 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is $12,556 for plains states region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.

Read full report on Natural Resources/Conservation, General at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Crookston landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Crookston, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general students in 2019-2020.

UMN Crookston did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $8,680 for plains states region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UMN Crookston.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees to qualified students.

UNL also made our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for UNL is $16,197 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources/Conservation, General students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #4 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $13,145 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources/Conservation, General students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Missouri - Columbia.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Natural Resources/Conservation, General Report

#5

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, Iowa
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Upper Iowa University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Fayette, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $48-$75k list, UIU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Upper Iowa University is $18,943 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources/Conservation, General students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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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