2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Southwest Region
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 the Southwest region, there were 1,872 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,633 and $25,772 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,418 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 23 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree conservation students.
Top 23 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 150 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
UOPX - Arizona also took the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,944 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Conservation students per year to attend UOPX - Arizona.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at UOPX - Arizona
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
UH Clear Lake not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UH Clear Lake is $10,612 for southwest region bachelor’s degree conservation students.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at UH Clear Lake
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s conservation degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.
ASU - Skysong not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Skysong is $13,971 for southwest region bachelor’s degree conservation students.
Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree conservation students list, UH has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,838 for southwest region bachelor’s degree conservation students per year to attend University of Houston.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 26 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree conservation students list, UT Rio Grande Valley has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for southwest region bachelor’s degree conservation students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UT Rio Grande Valley Natural Resources Conservation Report
Texas Tech University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree conservation students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Texas Tech University
Texas State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 77 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State also took the #8 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,230 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Conservation students per year to attend Texas State University.
Full Texas State University Natural Resources Conservation Report
Northern Arizona University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school handed out 111 degrees to qualified bachelors’s conservation students in 2019-2020.
NAU also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #18. The yearly cost to attend NAU is $12,915 for southwest region bachelor’s degree conservation students.
Stephen F Austin State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s conservation degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.
SFASU also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #15. The estimated yearly cost for Stephen F Austin State University is $13,723 for southwest region bachelor’s degree conservation students.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 16 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree conservation students list, OSU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $14,648 for southwest region bachelor’s degree conservation students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. UTSA is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 59 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,853 for southwest region bachelor’s degree conservation students per year to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio.
Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Natural Resources Conservation Report
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 43 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma also took the #9 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma is $21,145 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Conservation students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
With a ranking of #13, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s conservation degrees to 47 students in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Corpus Christi not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is $16,332 for southwest region bachelor’s degree conservation students.
Full Texas A&M Corpus Christi Natural Resources Conservation Report
Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 11 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Commerce also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #22. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M Commerce is $13,017 for southwest region bachelor’s degree conservation students.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Texas A&M Commerce
The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s conservation degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Arlington, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Arlington is $14,246 for southwest region bachelor’s degree conservation students.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at UT Arlington
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 105 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree conservation students list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Conservation students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at ASU - Tempe
Tarleton State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Tarleton State University is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 6 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
Tarleton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Tarleton State University is $18,979 for southwest region bachelor’s degree conservation students.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Tarleton State University
New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree conservation students list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $8,659 for southwest region bachelor’s degree conservation students.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s conservation degrees to 255 students in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M College Station is $19,057 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Conservation students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Texas A&M University - College Station
With a ranking of #20, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 116 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona also took the #11 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,016 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Conservation students per year to attend University of Arizona.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Full University of Arizona Natural Resources Conservation Report
Southwestern University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Southwestern is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Georgetown, Texas. It awarded 11 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree conservation students list, Southwestern has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $25,470 for southwest region bachelor’s degree conservation students per year to attend Southwestern University.
The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Southwestern
Baylor University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Baylor University is located in Waco, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
Baylor also took the #5 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Baylor is $36,039 for southwest region bachelor’s degree conservation students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Baylor University
Saint Edward’s University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. St. Edward’s University is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 15 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
St. Edward’s University also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #20. It costs about $24,833 for southwest region bachelor’s degree conservation students per year to attend St. Edward’s University.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at St. Edward’s University
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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%.
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- *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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