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

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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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 164 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources/conservation, general. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resources/conservation, general 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 resources/conservation, general 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 Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General in the Southeast Region

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 12 masters’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#3 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 14 masters’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Resources/Conservation, General at Louisiana State University

#3

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

#4 in overall quality

$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Auburn also made our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956.

Read more about Natural Resources/Conservation, General at Auburn University

#4

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #4 spot on the list. Duke is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 117 masters’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140.

Full Duke Natural Resources/Conservation, General Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General

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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