by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Kansas for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 18 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,354 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Kansas for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources and conservation. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in natural resources and conservation.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
The natural resources & conservation school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Kansas for a Master’s”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for kansas master’s degree natural resources & conservation students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Kansas for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Kansas for a Master’s list. Kansas State University is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
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