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2022 Best Value Colleges for Natural Resource Management (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
207 Degrees Awarded
$23,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Resource Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Resource Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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 Southwest region, there were 207 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,050 and $20,895 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Resource Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the natural resource management 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 Vallue Resource Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region resource management students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Natural Resource Management (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Resource Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 ’s resource management degrees to qualified students.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $17,571 for Southwest Region Resource Management students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Texas Tech University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Resource Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 17 ’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,230 for Southwest Region Resource Management students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Texas State.

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#3

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Resource Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 10 ’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,915 for Southwest Region Resource Management students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Northern Arizona University.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Resource Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s resource management degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region resource management students whose families make more than $110k list, ASU - Skysong has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Natural Resource Management Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Skysong is $13,971 for Southwest Region Resource Management students whose families make more than $110k.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Resource Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 32 ’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $19,057 for Southwest Region Resource Management students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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#5

New Mexico Highlands University

Las Vegas, New Mexico

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Resource Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Highlands University landed the #5 spot on the list. New Mexico Highlands University is a small school located in Las Vegas, New Mexico that handed out 5 ’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

New Mexico Highlands University also made our “Best Natural Resource Management Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico Highlands University is $9,661 for southwest region resource management students whose families make more than $110k.

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#6

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas

With a ranking of #6, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Resource Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Tarleton State University is a fairly large public school situated in Stephenville, Texas. It awarded 54 ’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarleton also took the #6 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tarleton is $18,979 for southwest region resource management students whose families make more than $110k.

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Saint Edward’s University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Resource Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. St. Edward’s University is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 ’s resource management degrees to qualified students.

St. Edward’s University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Saint Edward’s University is $24,833 for southwest region resource management students whose families make more than $110k.

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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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