2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in Minnesota

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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 Minnesota, there were 519 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,520 and $25,011 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,734 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Minnesota” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Minnesota”.

Top 3 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in Minnesota

1

Bemidji State University
Bemidji, Minnesota

Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Bemidji State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Bemidji, Minnesota, and it awarded 8 masters’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Bemidji State University

2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 overall quality in Minnesota

$46,688 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Minnesota list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 19 masters’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at UMN Twin Cities

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Minnesota State University - Mankato
Mankato, Minnesota

#17 overall quality in Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Minnesota list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a public institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Minnesota State Mankato

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.