by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 31,316 people earned their degree in natural resources & conservation, making the major the 25th most popular in the United States. In , natural resources & conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $34,166 and had an average of $23,195 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 1,825 natural resources & conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,325 and $20,571 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,390 natural resources & conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,724 and $22,887 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 78 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resources & conservation. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their natural resources & conservation program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sinte Gleska University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. Sinte Gleska University is a small school located in Mission, South Dakota that handed out 1 bachelors’s natural resources & conservation degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Sinte Gleska University
Out of the 78 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Haskell Indian Nations University landed the #2 spot on the list. Haskell Indian Nations University is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s natural resources & conservation degrees to qualified students.
Full Haskell Indian Nations University Natural Resources & Conservation Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Morris. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region. Morris, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources & conservation degrees to 13 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at UMN Morris
Out of the 78 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in New Town, North Dakota, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s natural resources & conservation degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Out of the 78 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gustavus Adolphus College landed the #5 spot on the list. Gustavus Adolphus is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Peter, Minnesota. It awarded 23 bachelors’s natural resources & conservation degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Gustavus Adolphus
University of Minnesota - Crookston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of Minnesota - Crookston is a public institution located in Crookston, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at UMN Crookston
St Olaf College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. St Olaf College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Northfield, Minnesota. It awarded 31 bachelors’s natural resources & conservation degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at St. Olaf
College of Saint Benedict came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking. College of Saint Benedict is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Joseph, Minnesota. It awarded 9 bachelors’s natural resources & conservation degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at College of Saint Benedict
Luther College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Decorah, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources & conservation students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Luther College
With a ranking of #10, Macalester College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 38 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources & conservation students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Full Macalester College Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Bemidji State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Bemidji, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 44 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources & conservation students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Bemidji State University
Carleton College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. Carleton is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Northfield, Minnesota. It awarded 16 bachelors’s natural resources & conservation degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Carleton College Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Concordia College at Moorhead did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. Moorhead, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s natural resources & conservation degrees to 13 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Concordia College Moorhead
College of the Ozarks came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Point Lookout, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources & conservation students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Hard Work U
Cottey College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #15. Cottey College is a small school located in Nevada, Missouri that handed out 2 bachelors’s natural resources & conservation degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #16, Cornell College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. Cornell College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mount Vernon, Iowa. It awarded 9 bachelors’s natural resources & conservation degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Cornell College
South Dakota State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #17. South Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 66 bachelors’s natural resources & conservation degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full South Dakota State University Natural Resources & Conservation Report
With a ranking of #18, Valley City State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Valley City, North Dakota, this small public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s natural resources & conservation students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Valley City State University
With a ranking of #19, Saint Johns University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Collegeville, Minnesota, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s natural resources & conservation degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Briar Cliff University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Sioux City, Iowa, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s natural resources & conservation degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Briar Cliff
University of Minnesota - Duluth ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s natural resources & conservation degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Minnesota - Duluth
University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources & conservation degrees to 107 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Central College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Pella, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s natural resources & conservation degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Central College Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Drake University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. Drake is located in Des Moines, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s natural resources & conservation degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Drake
Westminster College Missouri ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Fulton, Missouri, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s natural resources & conservation degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Westminster Fulton
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