2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for an Associate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for an Associate” 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 Wisconsin, there were 1,171 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,067 and $23,948 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 32 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,118 and $20,107 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources and conservation. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular natural resources and conservation programs in the United States.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for an Associate”.

Top 4 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in Wisconsin

1

Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton, Wisconsin

#22 overall quality in Wisconsin

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Fox Valley Technical College landed the #1 spot on the 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.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at FVTC

2

Gateway Technical College
Kenosha, Wisconsin

#11 overall quality in Wisconsin

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Gateway Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Gateway Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Kenosha, Wisconsin that handed out 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.

Full Gateway Technical College Natural Resources & Conservation Report

3

Mid-State Technical College
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mid-State Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for an Associate. 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

4

Madison Area Technical College
Madison, Wisconsin

#14 overall quality in Wisconsin

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Madison Area Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for an Associate list. Madison Area Technical 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 full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Madison College

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts.