2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 the Plains States region, there were 1,352 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,043 and $33,930 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 168 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree conservation students with aid.
Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Plains States Region (With Aid)
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s conservation degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s conservation degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 masters’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State Mankato also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 17 masters’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
UNL also took the #5 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513.
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 masters’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full University of Missouri - Columbia Natural Resources Conservation Report
Southeast Missouri State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s conservation students in 2019-2020.
Southeast Missouri State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeast Missouri State University are $10,792, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full Southeast Missouri State University Natural Resources Conservation Report
Webster University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Webster is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 50 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Webster did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Webster are $13,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #8, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s conservation degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.
K -State also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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- *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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