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2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
155 Degrees Awarded
$15,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,581 people earned their degree in environmental/natural resources management and policy, making the major the 362nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 373 environmental/natural resources management and policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 155 environmental/natural resources management and policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in environmental/natural resources management and policy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality environmental/natural resources management and policy programs that also have a lower cost than 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 environmental/natural resources management and policy program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students whose families make $0-$30k list, NC State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NC State is $7,285 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.

Full NC State Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Louisiana State University is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 66 bachelors’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is $8,433 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy at Louisiana State University

#3

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Carolina University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s natural resources management and policy degrees to qualified students.

WCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for WCU is $9,188 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy at WCU

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Martin landed the #4 spot on the list. The University of Tennessee - Martin is a public institution located in Martin, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Martin also took the #6 spot in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Martin is $7,524 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources Management and Policy students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy at The University of Tennessee - Martin

#5

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Auburn University is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students whose families make $0-$30k list, Auburn has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $18,394 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Auburn University.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy at Auburn University

#6

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Miami did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. U Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 15 bachelors’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students whose families make $0-$30k list, U Miami has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Miami is $42,611 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy at University of Miami

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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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