by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Kansas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Kansas, there were 145 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,864 and $23,250 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 121 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,562 and $28,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Kansas” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Kansas” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for kansas bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Haskell Indian Nations University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Kansas 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McPherson College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Kansas. Located in McPherson, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at McPherson College
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Kansas State University is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 46 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 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Kansas State University Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 54 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
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 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas Wesleyan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Kansas list. This small school is located in Salina, Kansas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Kansas Wesleyan University
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