by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Natural Resources & Conservation is the 25th most popular major in the country with 30,503 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, natural resources and conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,158 and had an average of $23,267 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 4,118 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,801 and $23,385 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 213 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 32 colleges that offered a degree in natural resources and conservation. That schools that top this list have a program in natural resources and conservation in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hocking College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Nelsonville, Ohio, this small public school awarded 98 degrees to qualified associates’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
Full Hocking College Natural Resources & Conservation Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Baraga, Michigan, and it awarded 1 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is a small public school situated in Wooster, Ohio. It awarded 6 associates’s natural resources and conservation 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%.
Out of the 32 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Zane State College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Zanesville, Ohio, and it awarded 9 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 32 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gogebic Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Gogebic Community College is located in Ironwood, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Gogebic Community College
Vincennes University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Vincennes University is located in Vincennes, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Vincennes University
With a ranking of #7, Lake Superior State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, and it awarded 6 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lake Superior State University Natural Resources & Conservation Report
University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College is located in Blue Ash, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at UC Blue Ash College
Jackson College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Jackson College is a public institution located in Jackson, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Jackson College Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Northwestern Michigan College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northwestern Michigan College is a small school located in Traverse City, Michigan that handed out 4 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Mid-State Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Mid-State is a small public school situated in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. It awarded 5 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mid-State Technical College Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Fox Valley Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Appleton, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
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Gateway Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. This medium-sized school is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and it awarded 9 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Gateway Technical College
With a ranking of #14, Owens Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Owens Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Perrysburg, Ohio. It awarded 5 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Owens Community College
University of Cincinnati - Clermont College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Batavia, Ohio, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Cincinnati - Clermont College Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Spoon River College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Canton, Illinois, and it awarded 1 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Washtenaw Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Washtenaw Community College is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Washtenaw Community College
Henry Ford College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Henry Ford College is a fairly large school located in Dearborn, Michigan that handed out 1 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Henry Ford College
Madison Area Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #19. Madison College is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Madison Area Technical College
With a ranking of #20, University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It awarded 2 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne
College of Lake County ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. College of Lake County is a fairly large school located in Grayslake, Illinois that handed out 9 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
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Alpena Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Alpena Community College is a public institution located in Alpena, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kent State University at Ashtabula landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ashtabula, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Kent State University at Ashtabula
Kent State University at Salem ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Salem, Ohio, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Kent State University at Salem
Bay de Noc Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Bay de Noc Community College is a small public school situated in Escanaba, Michigan. It awarded 2 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Bay College
Washington State Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Marietta, Ohio, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
Full Washington State Community College Natural Resources & Conservation Report
With a ranking of #20, Kent State University at Geauga did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State University at Geauga is a public institution located in Burton, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Kent State University at Geauga Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Shawnee Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ullin, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Shawnee Community College
Kent State University at Trumbull landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kent State University at Trumbull is a small public school situated in Warren, Ohio. It awarded 0 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Kent State University at Trumbull Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Stark State College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Stark State College is a fairly large school located in North Canton, Ohio that handed out 0 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kent State University at East Liverpool came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kent State University at East Liverpool is located in East Liverpool, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Kent State University at East Liverpool
With a ranking of #20, Joliet Junior College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Joliet Junior College is located in Joliet, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
Full Joliet Junior College Natural Resources & Conservation Report
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