by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.
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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,411 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 78 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 the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sinte Gleska University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. Sinte Gleska University is a small school located in Mission, South Dakota that handed out 1 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Sinte Gleska University
Out of the 78 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Haskell Indian Nations University landed the #2 spot on the list. Haskell is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Haskell
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Morris. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Minnesota - Morris is a public institution located in Morris, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 more about Natural Resources & Conservation at UMN Morris
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region. NHSC is a small school located in New Town, North Dakota that handed out 1 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gustavus Adolphus College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region. Saint Peter, Minnesota 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 17 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Gustavus Adolphus
University of Minnesota - Crookston ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. UMN Crookston is a small public school situated in Crookston, Minnesota. It awarded 17 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
St Olaf College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. St. Olaf is a small school located in Northfield, Minnesota that handed out 33 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full St Olaf College Natural Resources & Conservation Report
College of Saint Benedict ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. College of Saint Benedict is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Joseph, Minnesota. It awarded 16 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full College of Saint Benedict Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Luther College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Luther is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Decorah, Iowa. It awarded 15 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
With a ranking of #10, Macalester College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Macalester
Bemidji State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Bemidji, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 40 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Bemidji State University
Carleton College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. Carleton is a small school located in Northfield, Minnesota that handed out 15 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Concordia College at Moorhead ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. Concordia College Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Moorhead, Minnesota. It awarded 14 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Concordia College Moorhead
With a ranking of #14, College of the Ozarks did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. College of the Ozarks is a private not-for-profit institution located in Point Lookout, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Cottey College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Nevada, Missouri, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Cottey College
Cornell College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #16. Cornell College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mount Vernon, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Cornell College
South Dakota State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #17. South Dakota State is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 65 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 South Dakota State Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Valley City State University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. Valley City, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Valley City State University
Saint Johns University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Collegeville, Minnesota, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 Saint Johns University
Briar Cliff University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Briar Cliff University is located in Sioux City, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
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University of Minnesota - Duluth came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 116 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Central College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Pella, Iowa, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Central
Drake University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Des Moines, Iowa. It awarded 27 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #25, Westminster College Missouri did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. Westminster Fulton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fulton, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Westminster Fulton Natural Resources & Conservation Report
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