2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid” 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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. 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 Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$7,050 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. American Military University is a large school located in Charles Town, West Virginia that handed out 84 masters’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.

American Military University also took the #3 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 American Military University are $7,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#2

Florida International University

Miami, Florida

#4 in overall quality

$24,211 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Getting Aid. FIU is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 11 masters’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU also took the #4 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 FIU are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy at Florida International University

#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #3 spot on the list. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 8 masters’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.

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. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Getting Aid list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 65 masters’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also took 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#5

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #5 spot on the list. Duke is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 16 masters’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke also took the #2 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 Duke University are $59,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Duke University 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%.

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Brian M. Powell.

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