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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
184 Degrees Awarded
$30,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master'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 Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy is the 362nd most popular major in the country with 1,581 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 184 environmental/natural resources management and policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the environmental/natural resources management and policy program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree natural resources management and policy students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #1 spot on the list. Duke University is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s natural resources management and policy degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree natural resources management and policy students whose families make $0-$30k list, Duke has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s natural resources management and policy degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

FIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. North Carolina State University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s natural resources management and policy degrees to qualified students.

NC State also made our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999.

Full North Carolina State University Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Report

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 65 degrees to qualified masters’s natural resources management and policy students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.

Read full report on Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy at Virginia Tech

#5

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. American Military University is located in Charles Town, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 84 masters’s natural resources management and policy degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree natural resources management and policy students whose families make $0-$30k list, American Military University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at American Military University are $7,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full American Public University System Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy 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%.

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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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