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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
273 Degrees Awarded
$25,196 Avg Student Debt
Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 30,341 people earned their degree in natural resources and conservation, making the major the 26th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, natural resources and conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,196 and had an average of $25,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 6,355 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,049 and $23,759 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 273 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources and conservation. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great natural resources and conservation programs and 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 and conservation program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree natural resources & conservation students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Conway, South Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Horry-Georgetown Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Conway, South Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

Horry-Georgetown Technical College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,587 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Natural Resources & Conservation students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College.

Full Horry-Georgetown Technical College Natural Resources & Conservation Report

#2

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Petersburg College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. St Petersburg College is a large school located in Clearwater, Florida that handed out 14 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree natural resources & conservation students whose families make $48-$75k list, SPC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SPC is $6,402 for southeast region associate degree natural resources & conservation students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at St Petersburg College

#3

Haywood Community College

Clyde, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Haywood Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Haywood Community College is located in Clyde, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.

Haywood Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Haywood Community College is $8,391 for southeast region associate degree natural resources & conservation students whose families make $48-$75k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Haywood Community College Natural Resources & Conservation Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Tifton, Georgia, and it awarded 1 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ABAC Tifton, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is $8,632 for southeast region associate degree natural resources & conservation students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

#5

Glenville State College

Glenville, West Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Glenville State College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This small school is located in Glenville, West Virginia, and it awarded 10 associates’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Glenville State College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Glenville State College is $14,921 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Natural Resources & Conservation students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Glenville State College Natural Resources & Conservation Report

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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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