2021 Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in conservation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resources conservation programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the natural resources conservation program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The conservation school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
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2021 Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying conservation.
Top 10 Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Wisconsin - Madison tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Great Lakes Region that are best for non-traditional natural resources conservation students. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison. UW - Madison also made our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #2.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. Approximately 11,375 students take at least one class online at UW - Madison. About 4,683 of the students at UW - Madison are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Ohio State University - Main Campus as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus. Ohio State also made our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #1.
The student loan default rate at Ohio State is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 42,293 students at Ohio State that take at least one class online. About 8,459 of the students at Ohio State are attending part time.
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University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best natural resources conservation schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 3,764 students take at least one class online at UW - Green Bay. 4,662 of UW - Green Bay students are attending part time.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best natural resources conservation schools for non-traditional students. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UIUC has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UIUC is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 35,475 students at UIUC that take at least one class online. 10,007 students are part time.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor. U-M also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at U-M is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,737 students take at least one class online at U-M. About 3,568 of the students at U-M are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Oakland University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.
About 1.2% of Oakland students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,601 students at Oakland that take at least one class online. About 4,372 of the students at Oakland are attending part time.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Michigan State University. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population. Michigan State also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 33,526 students at Michigan State that take at least one class online. 6,517 students are part time.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Ball State University. Ball State is a large public school located in the small city of Muncie. Ball State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Great Lakes Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.9%. Approximately 7,100 students take at least one class online at Ball State. About 6,060 of the students at Ball State are attending part time.
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University of Wisconsin - River Falls comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. UW - River Falls is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of River Falls.
The student loan default rate at UW - River Falls is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,612 students at UW - River Falls that take at least one class online. About 934 of the students at UW - River Falls are attending part time.
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Loyola University Chicago landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best natural resources conservation schools for non-traditional students. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago. Loyola Chicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Great Lakes Region list.
The student loan default rate at Loyola Chicago is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,319 students take at least one class online at Loyola Chicago. 2,121 of Loyola Chicago students are attending part time.
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