2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Arizona

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in Arizona” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Arizona, there were 780 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,643 and $27,222 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 120 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,233 and $38,981 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Arizona” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources conservation. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resources conservation programs, but they also cost less that 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Arizona” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Arizona

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Arizona.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in Arizona

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,667 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Arizona list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 49 masters’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$6,724 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,667 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Arizona list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 38 masters’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong also took the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Arizona State University - Skysong

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$41,007 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 11 masters’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

#4 in overall quality

$19,489 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Arizona. Northern Arizona University is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 11 masters’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Arizona University are $19,489, 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

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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