2022 Best Value Colleges for Conservation Biology (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Conservation Biology Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 344 people earned their degree in conservation biology, making the major the 687th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1 conservation biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality conservation biology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the conservation biology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The conservation biology 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 “Best Value Conservation Biology Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Conservation Biology Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Conservation Biology Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Conservation Biology (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$8,418 Average Net Price

$45,406 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Conservation Biology Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s conservation biology students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Conservation Biology Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UMN Twin Cities is $8,418 for Plains States Region Conservation Biology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UMN Twin Cities Conservation Biology Report

• Best Value Colleges for Conservation Biology (Income $30-$48k)

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

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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.

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