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2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 $48-$75k” 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree natural resources management and policy students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy (Income $48-$75k) 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #1 spot on the list. Duke 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 also made our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#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 $48-$75k. FIU is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU also made our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 65 diplomas to qualified masters’s natural resources management and policy students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Virginia Tech Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Report

#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Charles Town, West Virginia, this large private for-profit school handed out 84 diplomas to qualified masters’s natural resources management and policy students in 2019-2020.

American Military University also made our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at American Military University are $7,050.

Full American Military University Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Report

#5

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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #5 spot on the list. NC State 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 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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