2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 498 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 25 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Goshen College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Goshen College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Goshen, Indiana. It awarded 14 masters’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Goshen College
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Springfield landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Springfield is located in Springfield, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 Illinois at Springfield Natural Resources Conservation Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 165 masters’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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%.
Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Natural Resources Conservation Report
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the #4 spot on the list. Green Bay, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s conservation degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at UW - Green Bay
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public school situated in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. It awarded 13 masters’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at UW - Stevens Point
Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. IU Bloomington is a large school located in Bloomington, Indiana that handed out 48 masters’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
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
Miami University - Oxford came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large school located in Oxford, Ohio that handed out 24 masters’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Miami University - Oxford
University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s conservation degrees to 57 students in 2020-2021.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Natural Resources Conservation Report
University of Chicago ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s conservation degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at UChicago
With a ranking of #10, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Edwardsville, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s conservation students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Northwestern University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Northwestern University Natural Resources Conservation Report
Cleveland State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 9 masters’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Cleveland State University
With a ranking of #13, University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Dearborn, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s conservation students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at UM Dearborn
Loyola University Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. Loyola Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Full Loyola Chicago Natural Resources Conservation Report
Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 27 masters’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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Ohio State University - Main Campus
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at UIUC
Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #18. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 10 masters’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at OHIO Athens
DePaul University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s conservation degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at DePaul
Ball State University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ball State University is a large school located in Muncie, Indiana that handed out 3 masters’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Ball State Natural Resources Conservation Report
Youngstown State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Youngstown, Ohio, and it awarded 1 masters’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Youngstown State University
Purdue University Global ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue University Global is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 1 masters’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Purdue University Global
Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #23. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized school located in Mequon, Wisconsin that handed out 0 masters’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Concordia University, Wisconsin
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 masters’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full UC Natural Resources Conservation Report
Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #23. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 41 masters’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Purdue
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