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2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
201 Degrees Awarded
$13,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Natural Resources/Conservation, General is the 240th most popular major in the country with 2,750 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 444 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 201 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resources/conservation, general. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resources/conservation, general 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 resources/conservation, general 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 Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school handed out 63 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general students in 2019-2020.

Florida State also made our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State University is $6,816 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Florida State University Natural Resources/Conservation, General Report

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Carolina State University is $9,887 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 Resources/Conservation, General at NC State

#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Kentucky is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UK also made our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend UK is $12,872 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Natural Resources/Conservation, General at UK

#4

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $30-$48k list, Mississippi State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi State University is $13,799 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Natural Resources/Conservation, General at Mississippi State University

#5

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #5 spot on the list. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,413 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources/Conservation, General students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Clemson.

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

Read full report on Natural Resources/Conservation, General at Clemson University

#6

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, Virginia
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Lynchburg did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general students in 2019-2020.

Lynchburg not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $21,307 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources/Conservation, General students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Lynchburg.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Natural Resources/Conservation, General at Lynchburg

#4 in overall quality

Sewanee - The University of the South landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in Sewanee, Tennessee, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Sewanee, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Sewanee is $15,686 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources/Conservation, General students whose families make $30-$48k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Natural Resources/Conservation, General at Sewanee

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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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