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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $75-$110k) in Georgia

4 Ranked Colleges
127 Degrees Awarded
$19,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor's in Georgia For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Bachelor’s in Georgia For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Georgia, there were 160 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,000 and $24,904 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 127 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,656 and $26,705 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 4 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the natural resources conservation program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $75-$110k) in Georgia

#1

University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, Georgia

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Dahlonega, Georgia, this fairly large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s conservation students in 2019-2020.

UNG not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. It costs about $12,939 for georgia bachelor’s degree conservation students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of North Georgia.

Full University of North Georgia Natural Resources Conservation Report

#2

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia For Those Making $75-$110k. Emory University is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

Emory not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. It costs about $24,657 for Georgia Bachelor’s Degree Conservation students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Emory.

The low student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Emory Natural Resources Conservation Report

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia For Those Making $75-$110k list. UGA is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 4 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $17,105 for Georgia Bachelor’s Degree Conservation students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UGA.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, 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%.

Full University of Georgia Natural Resources Conservation Report

#4

Georgia College & State University

Milledgeville, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia College & State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia For Those Making $75-$110k list. Georgia College is located in Milledgeville, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia College & State University is $21,543 for georgia bachelor’s degree conservation students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.

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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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