2021 Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan
6Colleges
555Bachelor's Degrees
$29,982Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 555 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, natural resources conservation is the #31 most popular major in Michigan. This means that 3.2% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
This year's Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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.
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2021 Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying conservation.
Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor tops the 2021 list of our schools in Michigan that are best for non-traditional natural resources conservation students. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, U-M has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in Michigan ranking.
About 0.2% of U-M students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,737 students take at least one class online at U-M. 3,568 of U-M students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Oakland University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills. Oakland also made our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in Michigan list, coming in at #4.
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. 4,372 of Oakland students are attending part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Michigan State University. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population. Michigan State also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in Michigan rankings.
About 0.8% of Michigan State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 33,526 students at Michigan State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,517 part time students in attendance at Michigan State.
Grand Valley State University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale. As a testament to the quality of education offered at GVSU, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in Michigan ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 9,026 students take at least one class online at GVSU. 3,880 of GVSU students are attending part time.
Central Michigan University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population. Central Michigan also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in Michigan rankings.
The student loan default rate at Central Michigan is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,727 students take at least one class online at Central Michigan. There are roughly 3,991 part time students in attendance at Central Michigan.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Northern Michigan University. Northern Michigan University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Marquette. Northern Michigan University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in Michigan list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. There are approximately 2,310 students at Northern Michigan University that take at least one class online. 1,200 students are part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Conservation
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 6 schools only.
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 the rest 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).