by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources/Conservation, General Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,834 people earned their degree in natural resources/conservation, general, making the major the 245th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 498 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 182 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources/Conservation, General Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resources/conservation, general. That schools that top this list have a program in natural resources/conservation, general in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources/Conservation, General Major in the Great Lakes Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources/Conservation, General Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rio Grande. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources/Conservation, General Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Rio Grande, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Rio Grande Natural Resources/Conservation, General Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources/Conservation, General Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in River Falls, Wisconsin, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
Read more about Natural Resources/Conservation, General at University of Wisconsin - River Falls
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Valley State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources/Conservation, General Major in the Great Lakes Region list. GVSU is a large school located in Allendale, Michigan that handed out 49 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources/Conservation, General at GVSU
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources/Conservation, General Major in the Great Lakes Region. UM Dearborn is located in Dearborn, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad 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%.
Read full report on Natural Resources/Conservation, General at University of Michigan - Dearborn
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources/Conservation, General Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 40 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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
Kent State University at Kent landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources/Conservation, General Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kent, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resources/Conservation, General at Kent State
Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources/Conservation, General Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 28 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Natural Resources/Conservation, General at Ohio State University - Main Campus
With a ranking of #8, Central Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources/Conservation, General Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Central Michigan is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resources/Conservation, General at Central Michigan
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources/Conservation, General Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees to 168 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 96%.
Read more about Natural Resources/Conservation, General at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Saint Norbert College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources/Conservation, General Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in De Pere, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources/Conservation, General at Saint Norbert College
Northern Michigan University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources/Conservation, General Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northern Michigan University is a public institution located in Marquette, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Michigan University Natural Resources/Conservation, General Report
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