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.
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.
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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 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.
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. 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 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. About 4,372 of the students at Oakland 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 school with a fairly large student population. Michigan State also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in Michigan rankings.
The student loan default rate at Michigan State is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 33,526 students take at least one class online at Michigan State. About 6,517 of the students at Michigan State are attending part time.
Grand Valley State University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the 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.
About 0.9% of GVSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 9,026 students take at least one class online at GVSU. There are roughly 3,880 part time students in attendance at GVSU.
Central Michigan University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school 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 school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 3,727 students at Central Michigan that take at least one class online. 3,991 students are part time.
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 remote 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.
About 1.8% of Northern Michigan University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,310 students at Northern Michigan University that take at least one class online. 1,200 of Northern Michigan University students are attending part time.
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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).
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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.
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