2022 Best Value Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 320 people earned their degree in water, wetlands, and marine resources management, making the major the 702nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 57 water, wetlands, and marine resources management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 29 water, wetlands, and marine resources management graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in water, wetlands, and marine resources management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality water, wetlands, and marine resources management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the water, wetlands, and marine resources management program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s water, wetlands, and marine resources management degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.

Full UW - Madison Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management Report

#2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$25,295 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 17 masters’s water, wetlands, and marine resources management degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management at UWM

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management (Income $75-$110k)

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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