2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in Louisiana (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Getting Aid” 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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in Louisiana (With Aid)

#1

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, Louisiana

$23,865 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid. Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s conservation students in 2019-2020.

UL Lafayette not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UL Lafayette are $23,865, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 18 masters’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (With Aid)

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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