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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resource Management (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

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 $75-$110k

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 Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in natural resource management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resource management 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 natural resource management 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 Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resource Management (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s resource management degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Duke also took the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management 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.

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#2

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. American Military University is a large school located in Charles Town, West Virginia that handed out 84 masters’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

American Military University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 Public University System are $7,050.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. FIU is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 11 masters’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at FIU are $24,211, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full FIU Natural Resource Management Report

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 65 degrees 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Virginia Tech Natural Resource Management Report

#5

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

West Virginia University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. West Virginia University is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WVU also made our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Wilmington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Wilmington, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s resource management degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UNCW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 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 University of North Carolina at Wilmington are $21,286.

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#8

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Nova Southeastern University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Nova Southeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NUS Florida did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 Nova Southeastern University are $22,242.

Full Nova Southeastern University Natural Resource Management Report

#9

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida

University of Miami ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. U Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 46 masters’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

U Miami did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Miami are $40,220, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, Alabama
#9 in overall quality

Tuskegee University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Tuskegee is located in Tuskegee, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s resource management degrees to qualified students.

Tuskegee also made our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tuskegee are $23,398.

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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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