2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s
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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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,465 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 52 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resource Management
Out of the 52 schools in the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. South Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 19 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.
South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $19,252 for bachelor’s degree resource management students per year to attend South Dakota State.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at South Dakota State
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UW - Stevens Point is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 83 bachelors’s resource management degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree resource management students list, UW - Stevens Point has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,465 for Bachelor’s Degree Resource Management students per year to attend UW - Stevens Point.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree resource management students list, North Dakota State University has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus is $16,584 for Bachelor’s Degree Resource Management students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Natural Resource Management Report
Out of the 52 schools in the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Unity College landed the #4 spot on the list. Unity is a private not-for-profit institution located in Unity, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Unity College is $26,080 for Bachelor’s Degree Resource Management students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s resource management degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Western Carolina University is $13,722 for bachelor’s degree resource management students.
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St Petersburg College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. St Petersburg College is a large public school situated in Clearwater, Florida. It awarded 26 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $3,226 for bachelor’s degree resource management students per year to attend St Petersburg College.
University of Wyoming landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Wyoming is $12,159 for Bachelor’s Degree Resource Management students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Syracuse, New York, this small public school handed out 63 degrees to qualified bachelors’s resource management students in 2019-2020.
ESF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is $19,737 for bachelor’s degree resource management students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
California State University - Bakersfield ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Bakersfield, California, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree resource management students list, CSUB has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California State University - Bakersfield is $5,318 for bachelor’s degree resource management students.
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The University of Tennessee - Martin ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Martin, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s resource management students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UT Martin is $10,955 for bachelor’s degree resource management students.
Utah State University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend USU is $13,634 for bachelor’s degree resource management students.
Full Utah State University Natural Resource Management Report
Texas State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s resource management degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $15,230 for Bachelor’s Degree Resource Management students per year to attend Texas State University.
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With a ranking of #13, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s resource management students in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $17,571 for bachelor’s degree resource management students per year to attend Texas Tech.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Full Texas Tech University Natural Resource Management Report
SUNY Cobleskill came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. SUNY Cobleskill is located in Cobleskill, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s resource management degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $16,647 for Bachelor’s Degree Resource Management students per year to attend SUNY Cobleskill.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at SUNY Cobleskill
With a ranking of #15, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s resource management degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $18,979 for Bachelor’s Degree Resource Management students per year to attend Tarleton.
Full Tarleton State University Natural Resource Management Report
Virginia Tech ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s resource management students in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech also made our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $21,198 for Bachelor’s Degree Resource Management students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
North Carolina State University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 10 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.
NC State also made our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $16,458 for Bachelor’s Degree Resource Management students per year to attend North Carolina State University.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Full North Carolina State University Natural Resource Management Report
West Virginia University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,983 for Bachelor’s Degree Resource Management students per year to attend West Virginia University.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at West Virginia University
With a ranking of #19, Glenville State College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Glenville, West Virginia, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Glenville State College is $13,714 for Bachelor’s Degree Resource Management students.
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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. BGSU is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s resource management degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is $18,394 for Bachelor’s Degree Resource Management students.
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a large school located in San Luis Obispo, California that handed out 90 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree resource management students list, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is $21,595 for Bachelor’s Degree Resource Management students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, 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 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Natural Resource Management Report
University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $17,208 for Bachelor’s Degree Resource Management students per year to attend UNL.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Central Michigan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. Central Michigan is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,981 for bachelor’s degree resource management students per year to attend Central Michigan University.
Full Central Michigan University Natural Resource Management Report
Florida Gulf Coast University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Myers, Florida, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Florida Gulf Coast University is $11,606 for bachelor’s degree resource management students.
Full Florida Gulf Coast University Natural Resource Management Report
Western Washington University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s resource management students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Western Washington University is $16,529 for Bachelor’s Degree Resource Management students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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%.
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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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