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

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In 2019-2020, 1,581 people earned their degree in environmental/natural resources management and policy, making the major the 362nd most popular in the United States.

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” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer 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. 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

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.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy in the Southeast Region

#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 list. American Military University is a private for-profit institution located in Charles Town, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 84 masters’s degrees 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 Military University are $7,050.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #2 spot on the 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.

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.

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#3

Florida International University

Miami, Florida

#4 in overall quality

$24,211 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #3 spot on the list. 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 made our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FIU are $24,211.

Read full report on Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy at Florida International University

#4

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s natural resources management and policy degrees to 16 students 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 University are $59,140.

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

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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