2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $75-$110k) in Minnesota

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 22,202 people earned their degree in natural resources conservation, making the major the 50th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, natural resources conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,654 and had an average of $25,969 in loans still to pay off.

Across Minnesota, there were 513 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,471 and $21,794 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,396 and $40,953 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in natural resources conservation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resources conservation programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the natural resources conservation program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $75-$110k) in Minnesota

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 30 degrees to qualified masters’s conservation students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.

Full UMN Twin Cities Natural Resources Conservation Report

#2

Minnesota State University - Mankato

Mankato, Minnesota

$8,788 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s conservation students in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Minnesota State University - Mankato

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $75-$110k)

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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