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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

6 Ranked Colleges
192 Degrees Awarded
$18,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 “Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources/conservation, general. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resources/conservation, general programs, but they also 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 Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

River Falls, Wisconsin
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - River Falls is a medium-sized public school situated in River Falls, Wisconsin. It awarded 24 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - River Falls, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $16,138 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls.

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%.

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#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 $75-$110k. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue also took the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $18,565 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources/Conservation, General students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Purdue.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#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 #3 for the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. 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.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $21,364 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Ohio State.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Dearborn, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UM Dearborn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UM Dearborn is $14,132 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources/Conservation, General students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#5

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 #5 for the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. GVSU is a public institution located in Allendale, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s 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. The yearly cost to attend Grand Valley State University is $20,113 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.

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#6

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Central Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Central Michigan, the school also landed the #6 spot 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 $17,894 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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