2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resource Management in Wisconsin (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,905 people earned their degree in natural resource management, making the major the 176th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, natural resource management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,179 and had an average of $26,799 in loans still to pay off.

Across Wisconsin, there were 138 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,400 and $23,250 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resource management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resource management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the natural resource management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin master’s degree resource management students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resource Management in Wisconsin (With Aid)

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 12 masters’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UW - Madison Natural Resource Management Report

#2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$25,295 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$53,358 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 17 masters’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UWM, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Resource Management at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

#3

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin

$19,178 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and it awarded 3 masters’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Stevens Point did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point are $19,178.

Full UW - Stevens Point Natural Resource Management Report

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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

• *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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Brian M. Powell.

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