2021 Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in conservation. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resources conservation programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the natural resources conservation program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Iowa State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional natural resources conservation students. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Plains States Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Iowa State is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 14,911 students at Iowa State that take at least one class online. About 3,155 of the students at Iowa State are attending part time.
Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Iowa State University
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best natural resources conservation schools for non-traditional students. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Plains States Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UMN Twin Cities is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,237 students at UMN Twin Cities that take at least one class online. There are roughly 13,655 part time students in attendance at UMN Twin Cities.
Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Nebraska - Lincoln. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln. UNL also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Plains States Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at UNL is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 13,905 students at UNL that take at least one class online. 3,376 of UNL students are attending part time.
Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Our rankings recognize University of Nebraska at Omaha as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a fairly large student population. UNOMAHA not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Plains States Region list.
About 0.3% of UNOMAHA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,191 students take at least one class online at UNOMAHA. 4,328 of UNOMAHA students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Iowa as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Iowa has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Plains States Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Iowa is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 12,975 students take at least one class online at Iowa. There are roughly 5,055 part time students in attendance at Iowa.
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Our rankings recognize University of Missouri - Columbia as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population. Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Plains States Region list.
About 0.7% of Mizzou students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,161 students take at least one class online at Mizzou. There are roughly 5,276 part time students in attendance at Mizzou.
Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Missouri - Columbia
Saint Cloud State University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 3,952 students at St. Cloud State University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,106 part time students in attendance at St. Cloud State University.
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Our rankings recognize University of Minnesota - Crookston as the #8 school in this year's rankings. UMN Crookston is a small public school located in the distant town of Crookston.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. 995 of UMN Crookston students are exclusively distance learners. About 1,254 of the students at UMN Crookston are attending part time.
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Upper Iowa University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Fayette.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. 1,973 of UIU students are exclusively distance learners. 1,332 students are part time.
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University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best natural resources conservation schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. UMN Duluth also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Plains States Region rankings.
About 0.4% of UMN Duluth students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,332 students at UMN Duluth that take at least one class online. 1,623 of UMN Duluth students are attending part time.
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