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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Michigan” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Michigan, there were 969 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,435 and $25,823 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 698 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,004 and $27,379 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Michigan” ranking looked at 23 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resources and conservation. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in natural resources and conservation.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Michigan”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Superior State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Michigan list. Lake Superior State University is a small school located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan that handed out 32 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lake Superior State University Natural Resources & Conservation Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alma College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Michigan list. Alma is a private not-for-profit institution located in Alma, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Alma
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Michigan University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Marquette, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 66 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Michigan University Natural Resources & Conservation Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olivet College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Michigan list. Located in Olivet, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Olivet
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Adrian College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Adrian, Michigan, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Adrian
Michigan Technological University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #6. Michigan Technological University is a medium-sized public school situated in Houghton, Michigan. It awarded 43 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Albion College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Michigan list. Albion, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Aquinas College Michigan did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Michigan list. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Aquinas College Michigan
With a ranking of #9, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Michigan list. Michigan State University is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 143 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Michigan State
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #10. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 142 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Grand Valley State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Michigan ranking. GVSU is a large school located in Allendale, Michigan that handed out 58 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Michigan - Flint did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #12. University of Michigan - Flint is a medium-sized school located in Flint, Michigan that handed out 13 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Michigan University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Michigan list. Central Michigan University is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Central Michigan
Calvin University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Michigan ranking. Calvin is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 7 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Michigan ranking. Dearborn, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Michigan - Dearborn
Western Michigan University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Michigan ranking. Western Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 26 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Western Michigan University
Oakland University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Michigan list. Located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources and conservation students 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%.
Eastern Michigan University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Michigan ranking. Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
Full Eastern Michigan Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Wayne State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Michigan ranking. Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Wayne State University
Siena Heights University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Michigan ranking. This small school is located in Adrian, Michigan, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Siena Heights University Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Spring Arbor University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Michigan ranking. This small school is located in Spring Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Spring Arbor University Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Madonna University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #22. Madonna University is a small school located in Livonia, Michigan that handed out 1 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Saginaw Valley State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #23. University Center, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Saginaw Valley State University Natural Resources & Conservation Report
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