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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s” 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 Wisconsin, there were 1,171 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,067 and $23,948 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 772 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,390 and $27,888 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources and conservation. To top this list, a school must have a successful natural resources and conservation program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Stevens Point, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 253 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at UW - Stevens Point
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 193 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
Full University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Natural Resources & Conservation Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s. UW - Green Bay is a medium-sized public school situated in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It awarded 46 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Natural Resources & Conservation Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northland College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s. Located in Ashland, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 39 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources and conservation students 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.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Northland College
University of Wisconsin - River Falls ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. UW - River Falls is a public institution located in River Falls, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UW - River Falls Natural Resources & Conservation Report
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s ranking. UW - Whitewater is a public institution located in Whitewater, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s ranking. UW - Stout is located in Menomonie, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 University of Wisconsin - Stout Natural Resources & Conservation Report
University of Wisconsin - Parkside landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s ranking. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large school located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin that handed out 14 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
University of Wisconsin - Platteville came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s ranking. Platteville, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Full UW - Platteville Natural Resources & Conservation Report
With a ranking of #12, Carthage College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Carthage is a small school located in Kenosha, Wisconsin that handed out 12 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Carthage
Beloit College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s ranking. Beloit College is a small school located in Beloit, Wisconsin that handed out 9 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Beloit College
Carroll University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s ranking. Carroll U is a small school located in Waukesha, Wisconsin that handed out 8 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Carroll University Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Marquette University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Marquette University is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
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 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Marquette University Natural Resources & Conservation Report
University of Wisconsin - Superior came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s ranking. UW - Superior is a small school located in Superior, Wisconsin that handed out 7 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at UW - Superior
Saint Norbert College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Saint Norbert College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in De Pere, Wisconsin. It awarded 5 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lawrence University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lawrence University is located in Appleton, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Lawrence U
With a ranking of #19, Edgewood College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Edgewood is a small school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 3 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Edgewood
Wisconsin Lutheran College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s ranking. Wisconsin Lutheran College is a small school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 3 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Ripon College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s ranking. Ripon College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ripon, Wisconsin. It awarded 2 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Ripon College
Alverno College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s ranking. Alverno is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%. 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.
With a ranking of #23, Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Mequon, Wisconsin, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Concordia University, Wisconsin
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