2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $48-$75k) in Louisiana

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Louisiana, there were 112 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,100 and $23,250 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 20 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resources conservation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resources conservation 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 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 Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana master’s degree conservation students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $48-$75k) in Louisiana

#1

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, Louisiana

$23,865 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a public institution located in Lafayette, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UL Lafayette did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisiana at Lafayette are $23,865.

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#2

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#1 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 Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 18 masters’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $48-$75k)

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

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