2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Ohio

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Ohio” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Ohio” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in natural resources and conservation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resources and conservation 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 resources and conservation program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Ohio

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Ohio.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in Ohio

#1

Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbus, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$37,141 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 15 students 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Ohio State University - Main Campus

#2

Miami University - Oxford

Oxford, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$31,697 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. Located in Oxford, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s natural resources and conservation students in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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.

Full Miami University - Oxford Natural Resources & Conservation Report

#3

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio

#3 in overall quality

$17,622 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Cleveland State University is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 11 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cleveland State University, the school also landed the #3 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 Cleveland State University are $17,622.

Full Cleveland State University Natural Resources & Conservation 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 Lynn Betts.

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