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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
201 Degrees Awarded
$19,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,750 people earned their degree in natural resources/conservation, general, making the major the 240th most popular in the United States.

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” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in natural resources/conservation, general. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great natural resources/conservation, general programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General in the Southeast Region

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#2 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Florida State is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida State is $9,789 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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 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. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees to 52 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students list, NC State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NC State is $16,458 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students.

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

Full North Carolina State University Natural Resources/Conservation, General Report

#3

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,173 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources/Conservation, General students per year to attend Mississippi State University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Mississippi State University Natural Resources/Conservation, General Report

#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. University of Kentucky is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 38 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,127 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students per year to attend University of Kentucky.

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

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#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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #5 spot on the list. Clemson is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 26 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson also made our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Clemson University is $20,008 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources/Conservation, General students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, 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 Clemson Natural Resources/Conservation, General Report

#6

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, Virginia
#7 in overall quality

University of Lynchburg landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees to qualified students.

Lynchburg also took the #7 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lynchburg is $23,207 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources/Conservation, General students.

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.

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#4 in overall quality

Sewanee - The University of the South came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Sewanee - The University of the South is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sewanee, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s 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. It costs about $30,474 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources/Conservation, General students per year to attend Sewanee.

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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Sewanee - The University of the South Natural Resources/Conservation, General Report

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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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