by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 30,503 people earned their degree in natural resources and conservation, making the major the 25th most popular in the United States. 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 Plains States region, there were 1,809 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,184 and $23,681 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 124 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 31 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resources and conservation. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their natural resources and conservation program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 Plains States Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vermilion Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region. Vermilion Community College is a small school located in Ely, Minnesota that handed out 29 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Itasca Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. Itasca Community College is a public institution located in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Itasca Community College Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Out of the 31 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College landed the #3 spot on the list. Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College is a small school located in New Town, North Dakota that handed out 1 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 31 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cankdeska Cikana Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Fort Totten, North Dakota, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sitting Bull College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region. Sitting Bull College is a small school located in Fort Yates, North Dakota that handed out 2 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Sitting Bull College Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Hawkeye Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Hawkeye Community College is a public institution located in Waterloo, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Dakota College at Bottineau ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. MSU-Bottineau is a small public school situated in Bottineau, North Dakota. It awarded 3 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Dakota College at Bottineau Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Iowa Lakes Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Estherville, Iowa, this small public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
Full Iowa Lakes Community College Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Central Lakes College - Brainerd ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. Central Lakes College is a small school located in Brainerd, Minnesota that handed out 12 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Lakes College - Brainerd Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is a small public school situated in Cloquet, Minnesota. It awarded 2 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
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Three Rivers College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. Three Rivers College is a small school located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri that handed out 6 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
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Ellsworth Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Ellsworth Community College is a public institution located in Iowa Falls, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lake Area Technical Institute came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Watertown, South Dakota, and it awarded 5 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kirkwood Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Kirkwood Community College is a public institution located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northeast Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. Northeast Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Norfolk, Nebraska. It awarded 5 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Anoka-Ramsey Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Anoka-Ramsey Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. It awarded 3 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
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Columbia College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Columbia College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 4 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
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Hennepin Technical 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 Plains States Region ranking. Hennepin Technical College is a public institution located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Hennepin Technical College Natural Resources & Conservation Report
With a ranking of #19, United Tribes Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. United Tribes Technical College is located in Bismarck, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full United Tribes Technical College Natural Resources & Conservation Report
With a ranking of #19, North Hennepin Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full North Hennepin Community College Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Minneapolis Community and Technical College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 0 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
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Western Nebraska Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking. WNCC is a small public school situated in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. It awarded 0 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Minnesota State Community and Technical College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
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Rochester Community and Technical College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Rochester, Minnesota, and it awarded 0 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
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Sisseton Wahpeton College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #19. Sisseton Wahpeton College is a small school located in Sisseton, South Dakota that handed out 0 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
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St Cloud Technical and Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 0 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Full St Cloud Technical and Community College Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Barton County Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Great Bend, Kansas 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.
Full Barton County Community College Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Leech Lake Tribal College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Leech Lake Tribal College is a public institution located in Cass Lake, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Sinte Gleska University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Mission, South Dakota, and it awarded 1 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Sinte Gleska University Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Inver Hills Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
Full Inver Hills Community College Natural Resources & Conservation Report
With a ranking of #19, Little Priest Tribal College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. Little Priest Tribal College is located in Winnebago, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
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