2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 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 $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental/natural resources management and policy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great environmental/natural resources management and policy programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the environmental/natural resources management and policy 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 Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k
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 $30-$48k.
Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
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 $30-$48k. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources management and policy degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $9,887 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend NC State.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Martin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Martin, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources management and policy degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.
UT Martin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Tennessee - Martin is $9,855 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students whose families make $30-$48k.
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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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #3 spot on the list. 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 also took the #5 spot in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Western Carolina University is $11,358 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students whose families make $30-$48k.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Louisiana State University is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is $13,126 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students whose families make $30-$48k.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #5 spot on the list. Auburn University is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s natural resources management and policy degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students whose families make $30-$48k 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. The yearly cost to attend Auburn University is $20,326 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources Management and Policy students whose families make $30-$48k.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Miami landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Miami is a private not-for-profit institution located in Coral Gables, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
U Miami also made our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend University of Miami is $36,623 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students whose families make $30-$48k.
The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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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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- *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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