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2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

10 Ranked Colleges
264 Degrees Awarded
$28,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Natural Resource Management is the 176th most popular major in the country with 2,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, natural resource management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,179 and had an average of $26,799 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 752 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,311 and $34,379 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 264 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in natural resource management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great natural resource management 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 natural resource management program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree resource management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resource Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Duke

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 Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s resource management degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

FIU also made our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full FIU Natural Resource Management Report

#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s resource management degrees to qualified students.

NC State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Resource Management at North Carolina State University

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 65 diplomas to qualified masters’s resource management students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Natural Resource Management 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 Virginia Tech are $30,547.

Full Virginia Tech Natural Resource Management Report

#5

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Charles Town, West Virginia, this large private for-profit school handed out 84 degrees to qualified masters’s resource management students in 2019-2020.

American Military University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Natural Resource Management 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.

Read more about Natural Resource Management at American Military University

#6

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

West Virginia University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s resource management students in 2019-2020.

WVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Natural Resource Management 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 WVU are $26,154.

Read more about Natural Resource Management at West Virginia University

#7

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. UNCW is a fairly large public school situated in Wilmington, North Carolina. It awarded 2 masters’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

UNCW also took the #7 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Wilmington are $21,286.

Read more about Natural Resource Management at UNCW

#8

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Nova Southeastern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. NUS Florida is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 3 masters’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

NUS Florida not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Natural Resource Management 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 NUS Florida are $22,242.

Full NUS Florida Natural Resource Management Report

#9

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida

With a ranking of #9, University of Miami did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Coral Gables, Florida, and it awarded 46 masters’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U Miami, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Resource Management at University of Miami

#10

Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, Alabama
#9 in overall quality

Tuskegee University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Tuskegee, Alabama, and it awarded 2 masters’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

Tuskegee not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Natural Resource Management 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 Tuskegee are $23,398.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Tuskegee

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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.

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