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2023 Best Value Resource Management Schools in the Plains States Region

2 Ranked Colleges
147 Degrees Awarded
$17,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Resource Management Schools in the Plains States Region

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Natural Resource Management is the 178th most popular major in the country with 2,933 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, natural resource management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,190 and had an average of $25,062 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 147 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,225 and $18,917 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Resource Management Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 2 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Resource Management Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region resource management students.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Natural Resource Management in the Plains States Region

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South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Resource Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State University is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s resource management degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $18,578 for Plains States Region Resource Management students per year to attend South Dakota State.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.

Read more about Natural Resource Management at South Dakota State

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Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Resource Management Schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. North Dakota State University is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 42 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

North Dakota State University also made our “Best Natural Resource Management Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $16,998 for plains states region resource management students per year to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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