2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Michigan, there were 712 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,914 and $24,320 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 133 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the natural resources conservation program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan master’s degree conservation students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in Michigan (With Aid)

#1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$52,941 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at U-M

#2

University of Michigan - Dearborn

Dearborn, Michigan

$25,072 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid. UM Dearborn is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Dearborn also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Dearborn are $25,072, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at University of Michigan - Dearborn

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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.

Credits

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

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