2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General in the Great Lakes Region

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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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 185 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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.

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 Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 masters’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees to qualified students.

UW - Madison also made our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Natural Resources/Conservation, General Report

#2

Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbus, Ohio

#3 in overall quality

$37,141 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Ohio State is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 15 masters’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#3

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 129 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Natural Resources/Conservation, General Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts.

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