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2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
198 Degrees Awarded
$21,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor's in Alabama For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Natural Resources Conservation is the 50th most popular major in the country with 22,202 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 198 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,191 and $26,651 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in Alabama (With Aid)

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, Alabama
#5 in overall quality
$10,368 Average Net Price
$68,219 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia Southern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid. Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit institution located in Orange Beach, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 92 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia Southern University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. It costs about $10,368 for alabama bachelor’s degree conservation students with aid per year to attend Columbia Southern University.

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#2

Auburn University at Montgomery

Montgomery, Alabama
#3 in overall quality
$13,987 Average Net Price
$34,704 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University at Montgomery. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. Auburn University at Montgomery is a public institution located in Montgomery, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

AUM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. It costs about $13,987 for Alabama Bachelor’s Degree Conservation students with aid per year to attend AUM.

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#3

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#2 in overall quality
$22,597 Average Net Price
$30,409 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. UA is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 39 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. It costs about $22,597 for alabama bachelor’s degree conservation students with aid per year to attend The University of Alabama.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#4

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#1 in overall quality
$24,104 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

Auburn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. The yearly cost to attend Auburn University is $24,104 for Alabama Bachelor’s Degree Conservation students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

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#5

Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, Alabama
#4 in overall quality
$34,575 Average Net Price
$27,476 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Tuskegee University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Tuskegee, Alabama, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Tuskegee did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. The yearly cost to attend Tuskegee University is $34,575 for alabama bachelor’s degree conservation students with aid.

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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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