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2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
160 Degrees Awarded
$16,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 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.

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. 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 Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Crookston landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Crookston is a small public school situated in Crookston, Minnesota. It awarded 26 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Crookston, the school also landed the #3 spot 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 - Crookston is $10,952 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources/Conservation, General students with aid.

Full University of Minnesota - Crookston Natural Resources/Conservation, General Report

#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees 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 $17,740 for plains states region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students with aid.

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%. 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 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 49 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

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 University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $17,208 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources/Conservation, General students with aid.

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%.

Read more about Natural Resources/Conservation, General at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#4 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees to qualified students.

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. It costs about $16,001 for plains states region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students with aid per year to attend University of Missouri - Columbia.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#5

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, Iowa
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Upper Iowa University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. 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.

UIU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $21,624 for plains states region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students with aid per year to attend Upper Iowa 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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