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2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

5 Ranked Colleges
160 Degrees Awarded
$19,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States 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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 2,750 people earned their degree in natural resources/conservation, general, making the major the 240th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 308 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 160 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resources/conservation, general. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resources/conservation, general programs, but they also cost less that 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 natural resources/conservation, general program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $19,942 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources/Conservation, General students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Read full report on Natural Resources/Conservation, General at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Crookston landed the #2 spot on the list. UMN Crookston is located in Crookston, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees to qualified students.

UMN Crookston not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $13,185 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources/Conservation, General students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UMN Crookston.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school awarded 49 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $75-$110k list, UNL has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $19,663 for plains states region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees to qualified students.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Mizzou is $19,595 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources/Conservation, General students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Natural Resources/Conservation, General at University of Missouri - Columbia

#5

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, Iowa
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Upper Iowa University landed the #5 spot on the list. UIU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fayette, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $24,690 for plains states region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UIU.

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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.

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