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2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

13 Ranked Colleges
342 Degrees Awarded
$17,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 2,905 people earned their degree in natural resource management, making the major the 176th most popular in the United States. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 342 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in natural resource management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resource management programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 13 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resource Management in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, Florida

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, St Petersburg College landed the #1 spot on the list. St Petersburg College is a large school located in Clearwater, Florida that handed out 26 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

SPC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $3,226 for southeast region bachelor’s degree resource management students with aid per year to attend SPC.

Read more about Natural Resource Management at SPC

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #2 spot on the list. North Carolina State University is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 10 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina State University is $16,458 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Resource Management students with aid.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at NC State

#3

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Gulf Coast University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. FGCU is a fairly large public school situated in Fort Myers, Florida. It awarded 39 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FGCU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $11,606 for southeast region bachelor’s degree resource management students with aid per year to attend FGCU.

Full Florida Gulf Coast University Natural Resource Management Report

#4

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. WVU is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,983 for southeast region bachelor’s degree resource management students with aid per year to attend WVU.

Read more about Natural Resource Management at WVU

#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #5 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 19 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree resource management students with aid list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $21,198 for southeast region bachelor’s degree resource management students with aid per year to attend Virginia Tech.

The low student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Virginia Tech Natural Resource Management Report

#6

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina

Western Carolina University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Western Carolina University is a public institution located in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WCU also took the #10 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for WCU is $13,722 for southeast region bachelor’s degree resource management students with aid.

Read more about Natural Resource Management at WCU

The University of Tennessee - Martin ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Martin, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s resource management degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

UT Martin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $10,955 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Resource Management students with aid per year to attend UT Martin.

Read more about Natural Resource Management at UT Martin

#8

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

University of Georgia landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 16 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Georgia is $13,649 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Resource Management students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UGA Natural Resource Management Report

With a ranking of #9, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s resource management degrees to 66 students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is $15,465 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Resource Management students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Natural Resource Management Report

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. UT Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 6 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree resource management students with aid list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Knoxville is $18,825 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Resource Management students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

#11

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#3 in overall quality

Auburn University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Auburn is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn also made our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Auburn University is $24,104 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Resource Management students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Natural Resource Management at Auburn

#12

Glenville State College

Glenville, West Virginia

Glenville State College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Glenville State College is a small public school situated in Glenville, West Virginia. It awarded 15 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

Glenville State College also took the #13 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Glenville State College is $13,714 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Resource Management students with aid.

Full Glenville State College Natural Resource Management Report

#13

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida

University of Miami came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Coral Gables, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s resource management degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

U Miami also made our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend University of Miami is $46,949 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Resource Management students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at University of Miami

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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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