2022 Best Value Other Conservation Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Other Conservation Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Natural Resources Conservation (Other) is the 327th most popular major in the country with 130 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, natural resources conservation (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $22,000 and had an average of $23,531 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 24 natural resources conservation (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great natural resources conservation (other) programs and 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 (other) program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Other Conservation Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Other Conservation Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Conservation Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Other) (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$14,232 Average Net Price

$45,016 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Other Conservation Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified ’s other conservation students in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation (Other) Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for K -State is $14,232 for Plains States Region Other Conservation students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Kansas State University Natural Resources Conservation (Other) Report

• Best Value Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Other) (Income $0-$30k)

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 Lynn Betts.

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