by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 22,254 people earned their degree in natural resources conservation, making the major the 49th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, natural resources conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,963 and had an average of $23,098 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 3,064 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,465 and $23,360 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 80 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a degree in natural resources conservation. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their natural resources conservation program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College is located in Baraga, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute landed the #2 spot on the list. Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is a small public school situated in Wooster, Ohio. It awarded 4 associates’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vincennes University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region. Vincennes University is a fairly large school located in Vincennes, Indiana that handed out 31 associates’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Vincennes University Natural Resources Conservation Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Superior State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lake Superior State University is a small public school situated in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. It awarded 6 associates’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Lake Superior State University
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College is a public institution located in Blue Ash, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at UC Blue Ash College
Jackson College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Jackson College is a small public school situated in Jackson, Michigan. It awarded 5 associates’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #7, Fox Valley Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Fox Valley Technical College is a public institution located in Appleton, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Owens Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Owens State Community College is located in Perrysburg, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Owens Community College
University of Cincinnati - Clermont College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UC Clermont College is a medium-sized public school situated in Batavia, Ohio. It awarded 1 associates’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at UC Clermont College
Washtenaw Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 3 associates’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Washtenaw Community College Natural Resources Conservation Report
Henry Ford College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Henry Ford College is located in Dearborn, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Henry Ford College
With a ranking of #12, Stark State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in North Canton, Ohio, and it awarded 0 associates’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Stark State College Natural Resources Conservation Report
Bay de Noc Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Bay College is a small public school situated in Escanaba, Michigan. It awarded 0 associates’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Bay College
University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It awarded 2 associates’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne Natural Resources Conservation Report
With a ranking of #12, Zane State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Zanesville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s conservation degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Zane State College
Gogebic Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ironwood, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s conservation degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Gogebic Community College
Alpena Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Alpena, Michigan, and it awarded 0 associates’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Alpena Community College Natural Resources Conservation Report
Washington State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Marietta, Ohio, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s conservation students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Washington State Community College
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