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

7 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$31,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate 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. 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 Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Natural Resources Conservation is the 50th most popular major in the country with 22,202 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the Great Lakes region, there were 2,998 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,390 and $26,723 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources conservation. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resources conservation programs, but they also cost less that 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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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree conservation students with aid list, UW - Madison has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UW - Madison Natural Resources Conservation Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 7 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.

Full UIUC Natural Resources Conservation Report

#3

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Indiana University - Bloomington is a public institution located in Bloomington, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Indiana University - Bloomington

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full U-M Natural Resources Conservation Report

#5

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Ball State is a large public school situated in Muncie, Indiana. It awarded 3 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Ball State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ball State University are $26,204, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Ball State University

#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 7 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Ohio State University - Main Campus

#7

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Central Michigan University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s conservation students in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan also took the #6 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan are $19,359, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Central Michigan

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

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