2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Plains States Region” 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 Plains States region, there were 88 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 56 environmental/natural resources management and policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 3 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the environmental/natural resources management and policy program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy in the Plains States Region

#1

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, North Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$16,584 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 27 bachelors’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus is $16,584 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources Management and Policy students.

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%.

Full North Dakota State University Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Report

#2

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#3 in overall quality

$17,208 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 5 bachelors’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $17,208 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources Management and Policy students per year to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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

#3

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$26,869 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. WUSTL is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 17 bachelors’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for WUSTL is $26,869 for Plains States Region 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 94%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full WUSTL Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy

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.

Featured Environment / Natural Resources Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >