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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
192 Degrees Awarded
$15,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,750 people earned their degree in natural resources/conservation, general, making the major the 240th most popular in the United States.

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 Getting Aid” 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.

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. 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 Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. 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 $13,986 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students with aid per year to attend Purdue.

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%.

Read more about Natural Resources/Conservation, General at Purdue University - Main Campus

#2

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in River Falls, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general students in 2019-2020.

UW - River Falls did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $13,748 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources/Conservation, General students with aid per year to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls.

The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. 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 Getting Aid. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized school located in Dearborn, Michigan that handed out 3 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees 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 $11,473 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources/Conservation, General students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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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#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 #4 for the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Ohio State is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 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. The estimated yearly cost for Ohio State is $17,616 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources/Conservation, General students with aid.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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

#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 Getting Aid. 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 also made our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Grand Valley State University is $17,646 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students with aid.

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 GVSU Natural Resources/Conservation, General Report

#6

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Central Michigan University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It awarded 16 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees 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. It costs about $15,981 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources/Conservation, General students with aid per year to attend Central Michigan University.

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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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