2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $30-$48k) in Alabama

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 22,202 people earned their degree in natural resources conservation, making the major the 50th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, natural resources conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,654 and had an average of $25,969 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alabama, there were 254 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,900 and $24,889 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,487 and $41,507 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resources conservation. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great natural resources conservation programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the natural resources conservation program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The conservation school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $30-$48k) in Alabama

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k list. Auburn University is a large school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 12 masters’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University are $31,956, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Auburn

#2

Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, Alabama

$23,398 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tuskegee University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k list. Tuskegee University is a small school located in Tuskegee, Alabama that handed out 4 masters’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tuskegee, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tuskegee University are $23,398, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $30-$48k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts.

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