2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Natural Resource Management
37
Colleges
5,415,716
Bachelor's Degrees
$27,027
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Natural Resource Management School for You
In 2021-2022, N/A people earned their bachelor's in natural resource management, making the major the #149 most popular in the United States.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Natural Resource Management ranking looked at 37 colleges that offer a bachelor's in resource management. Note that the phrase 'best value' does not mean the absolute lowest-priced. Instead, we are looking at those resource management schools that offer a high quality educational experience at a price lower than expected.
Average cost figures start with estimating tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses. We then subtract the average amount of financial aid that a student receives. You can use this as a gauge to estimate how much you may need to pay out of pocket to cover costs when financial aid isn't enough. Keep in mind that the net cost for you may be higher or lower, depending on your income and other factors.
More Ways to Rank Natural Resource Management Schools
The resource management 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 the Best Value Resource Management Schools.
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2024 Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Natural Resource Management Colleges for the Money.
Top 10 Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point earned the #1 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the distant town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Stevens Point, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Natural Resource Management Schools ranking.
At UW - Stevens Point, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.5 years, and it costs about $20,171 per year to attend the school. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from UW - Stevens Point is about $90,366. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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North Dakota State University - Main Campus comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
At North Dakota State University, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.5 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $21,672. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from North Dakota State University is $97,307. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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South Dakota State University landed the #3 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value natural resource management schools. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at South Dakota State is 4.4 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $20,337. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from South Dakota State is $89,483. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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Our rankings recognize Western Carolina University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. WCU is a large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.
The average student at WCU graduates in less than 4.4 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $16,291. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the WCU is $70,866. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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Our rankings recognize Unity College as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Unity is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of New Gloucester.
At Unity, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.2 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $11,989. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Unity is $50,474. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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University of Wyoming landed the #6 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value natural resource management schools. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a fairly large student population.
It takes about 4.6 years for the average student at UW to complete their degree, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $20,963. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from UW be around $96,430. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Central Michigan University. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.
It takes about 4.7 years for the average student at Central Michigan to complete their degree, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $25,692. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Central Michigan is $119,468. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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Texas Tech University earned the #8 spot in our 2024 rankings. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
At Texas Tech, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.5 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $27,874. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech is $125,154. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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Our rankings recognize SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry as the #9 school in this year's rankings. ESF is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.
At ESF, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.2 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $30,345. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the ESF is $126,235. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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West Virginia University earned the #10 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
At WVU, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.4 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $28,605. This means that the average student pays around $125,862 to get a bachelor’s degree from WVU. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Brian M. Powell.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
