by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Natural Resources Conservation is the 49th most popular major in the country with 22,254 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 42 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,305 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources conservation. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in natural resources conservation.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wright State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 5 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Wright State University - Main Campus Natural Resources Conservation Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the #2 spot on the list. Western Illinois University is a medium-sized school located in Macomb, Illinois that handed out 2 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Western Illinois University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 9 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #5 spot on the list. UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at University of Wisconsin - Madison
Central Michigan University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Central Michigan
Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUC is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 1 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s conservation degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Indiana University - Bloomington Natural Resources Conservation Report
Ball State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 33 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Ball State University
With a ranking of #11, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s conservation degrees to 49 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
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