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2027 Best Value Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management Schools in New York

[Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management](/majors/natural-resources-conservation/natural-resource-management/water-wetlands-and-marine-resources-management/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value water, wetlands, & marine resources management schools.

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• Best Value Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management Schools in New York

2027 Best Value Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management Schools in New York

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the water, wetlands, & marine resources management degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management Schools

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY

$10,931 In-State Tuition & Fees

$20,537 Avg Student Debt

$74,502 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is Stony Brook University, our #1 best value for water, wetlands, & marine resources management in New York. Set in the suburb of Stony Brook, Stony Brook University is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $10,931 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $32,741. Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management graduates carry a median of $20,537 in student loans. Early-career water, wetlands, & marine resources management graduates make about $37,701. Set against $20,537 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 49%.

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Paul Smiths College Of Arts And Science
Paul Smiths, NY

$33,009 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,000 Avg Student Debt

$46,145 Median Earnings (10yr)

Paul Smiths College Of Arts And Science came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value water, wetlands, & marine resources management schools. Paul Smiths College Of Arts And Science is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Paul Smiths. In-state tuition and fees average $33,009. Typical student debt for water, wetlands, & marine resources management graduates is $27,000. Early-career water, wetlands, & marine resources management graduates make about $41,863. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 76%.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.