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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (Income $30-$48k) in Ohio

4 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$26,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master's in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Natural Resources & Conservation is the 26th most popular major in the country with 30,341 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, natural resources and conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,196 and had an average of $25,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across Ohio, there were 905 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,445 and $24,137 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 45 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,649 and $41,690 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources and conservation. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great natural resources and conservation programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the natural resources and conservation program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The natural resources & conservation 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 Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (Income $30-$48k) in Ohio

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 15 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Natural Resources & Conservation Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miami University - Oxford. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Oxford, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s natural resources and conservation students in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Miami University - Oxford

#3

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cleveland State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s natural resources and conservation students in 2019-2020.

Cleveland State University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Cleveland State University

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. OHIO Athens is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 8 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens also took the #0 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at OHIO Athens

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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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