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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
160 Degrees Awarded
$22,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $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 Vallue Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $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 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 Vallue Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Crookston. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. This small school is located in Crookston, Minnesota, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees 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. The estimated yearly cost for University of Minnesota - Crookston is $10,952 for plains states region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make more than $110k.

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#2 in overall quality

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 Vallue Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNL is $17,208 for plains states region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make more than $110k list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is $17,740 for plains states region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, 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 93%.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 16 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Mizzou is $16,001 for plains states region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#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 Vallue Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UIU is a small school located in Fayette, Iowa that handed out 23 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

UIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $21,624 for plains states region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UIU.

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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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