2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s
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Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy is the 362nd most popular major in the country with 1,581 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 839 environmental/natural resources management and policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 25 colleges that offered a degree 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
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 83 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s natural resources management and policy students in 2019-2020.
UW - Stevens Point also took the #4 spot in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,465 for Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources Management and Policy students per year to attend UW - Stevens Point.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.
North Dakota State University also made our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $16,584 for bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students per year to attend North Dakota State University.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 25 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.
WCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Western Carolina University is $13,722 for bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources management and policy degrees to 63 students in 2019-2020.
ESF also made our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $19,737 for Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources Management and Policy students per year to attend ESF.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Martin. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Martin, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources management and policy students in 2019-2020.
UT Martin also took the #23 spot in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,955 for Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources Management and Policy students per year to attend The University of Tennessee - Martin.
SUNY Cobleskill came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. SUNY Cobleskill is a small public school situated in Cobleskill, New York. It awarded 6 bachelors’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students list, SUNY Cobleskill has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Cobleskill is $16,647 for bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students.
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Tarleton State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Tarleton State University is a fairly large public school situated in Stephenville, Texas. It awarded 54 bachelors’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students list, Tarleton has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $18,979 for bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students per year to attend Tarleton.
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North Carolina State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.
NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend North Carolina State University is $16,458 for Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources Management and Policy students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Bowling Green, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 35 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s natural resources management and policy students in 2019-2020.
BGSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $18,394 for bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students per year to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s natural resources management and policy students in 2019-2020.
UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $17,208 for bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students per year to attend UNL.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school awarded 66 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources management and policy students in 2019-2020.
Louisiana State University also took the #10 spot in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana State University is $15,465 for Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources Management and Policy students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
New Mexico Highlands University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at New Mexico Highlands University, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend New Mexico Highlands University is $9,661 for Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources Management and Policy students.
University of Idaho landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. U of I is a public institution located in Moscow, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of I, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend U of I is $14,132 for bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students.
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Auburn University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources management and policy students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students list, Auburn has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Auburn University is $24,104 for bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
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With a ranking of #15, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Ohio State is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 30 bachelors’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.
Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $17,616 for Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources Management and Policy students per year to attend Ohio State.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Ohio State Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Report
Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $21,654 for bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students per year to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Oregon State University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Corvallis, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources management and policy degrees to 142 students in 2019-2020.
Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Oregon State University is $20,016 for bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. This fairly large school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.
UH Manoa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UH Manoa is $15,030 for Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources Management and Policy students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Delaware landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Newark, Delaware, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources management and policy students in 2019-2020.
UD also made our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $17,220 for bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students per year to attend University of Delaware.
The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full UD Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Report
With a ranking of #20, Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Paul Smiths, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s natural resources management and policy degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students list, Paul Smith’s College has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Paul Smith’s College is $23,784 for Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources Management and Policy students.
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Marist College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Marist College is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s natural resources management and policy degrees to qualified students.
Marist also made our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #15. The estimated yearly cost for Marist is $37,195 for bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
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With a ranking of #22, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 25 bachelors’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.
Loyola Chicago also took the #12 spot in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Loyola Chicago is $35,407 for bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Loyola University Chicago Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Report
University of Redlands landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Redlands, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s natural resources management and policy students in 2019-2020.
University of Redlands did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Redlands is $27,958 for bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Miami landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. U 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.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students list, U Miami has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for U Miami is $46,949 for bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
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Washington University in St Louis came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. WUSTL is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $26,869 for bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students per year to attend WUSTL.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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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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