2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Ohio

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Ohio” ranking.

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 Ohio, there were 621 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,186 and $26,547 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 45 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,649 and $41,690 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Ohio” ranking analyzed 3 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.

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 Ohio

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in Ohio

#1

Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbus, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$37,141 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$39,009 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s conservation degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#2

Miami University - Oxford

Oxford, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$31,697 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miami University - Oxford. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Ohio. Oxford, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s conservation degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Miami University - Oxford

#3

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio

#3 in overall quality

$17,622 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cleveland State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. Cleveland State University is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 11 masters’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cleveland State University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622, 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%.

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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