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2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 $30-$48k” 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’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 Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Duke University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140.

Full Duke University Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Report

#4 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #2 spot on the list. 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #3 spot on the list. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 8 masters’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999.

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

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 65 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree natural resources management and policy students whose families make $30-$48k list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.

Full Virginia Tech Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Report

#5

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#3 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #5 spot on the list. Charles Town, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s natural resources management and policy degrees to 84 students in 2019-2020.

American Military University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at American Public University System are $7,050.

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

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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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