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2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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4,366 Degrees Awarded
$11,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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 a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Natural Resources & Conservation is the 26th most popular major in the country with 30,341 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,366 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 70 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 141 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Chapel Hill, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is $12,352 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources & Conservation students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#2

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Charles Town, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 311 students in 2019-2020.

American Military University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for American Military University is $10,222 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at American Military University

#3

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Petersburg College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. SPC is a large school located in Clearwater, Florida that handed out 26 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for SPC is $3,226 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students with aid.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at SPC

#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 70 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 149 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s natural resources and conservation students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students with aid list, UF has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources & Conservation students with aid per year to attend UF.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Florida

#5

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 212 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s natural resources and conservation students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NC State is $16,458 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full NC State Natural Resources & Conservation Report

#6

The University of West Florida

Pensacola, Florida
#25 in overall quality

The University of West Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Pensacola, Florida, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UWF also made our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #25. It costs about $7,406 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students with aid per year to attend UWF.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at UWF

#14 in overall quality

University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 131 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USF Tampa, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend USF Tampa is $8,355 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources & Conservation students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#8

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#8 in overall quality

Florida State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school awarded 161 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s natural resources and conservation students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $9,789 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students with aid per year to attend Florida State.

The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 95%.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Florida State University

#9

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky

Northern Kentucky University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. NKU is a fairly large school located in Highland Heights, Kentucky that handed out 27 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Northern Kentucky University is $9,049 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources & Conservation students with aid.

Full NKU Natural Resources & Conservation Report

#10

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, Louisiana

McNeese State University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Lake Charles, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for McNeese is $12,267 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources & Conservation students with aid.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at McNeese State University

#11

University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, Georgia
#20 in overall quality

University of North Georgia came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. UNG is a public institution located in Dahlonega, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNG not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNG is $10,396 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students with aid.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of North Georgia

#12

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina

Appalachian State University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Boone, North Carolina, and it awarded 104 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Appalachian State is $13,920 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources & Conservation students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Appalachian State

#13

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

Marshall University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Marshall University is a fairly large school located in Huntington, West Virginia that handed out 13 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Marshall University is $8,370 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students with aid.

Full Marshall University Natural Resources & Conservation Report

Florida International University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. FIU is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 31 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Florida International University is $7,296 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources & Conservation students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at FIU

#15

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida

With a ranking of #15, Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Florida Gulf Coast University is located in Fort Myers, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 115 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $11,606 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students with aid per year to attend Florida Gulf Coast University.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Florida Gulf Coast University

#16

University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Pembroke, North Carolina

With a ranking of #16, University of North Carolina at Pembroke did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Pembroke, North Carolina, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $10,228 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students with aid per year to attend University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. ABAC Tifton is a public institution located in Tifton, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for ABAC Tifton is $6,933 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students with aid.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at ABAC Tifton

#18

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #18. University of Virginia is a large school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 76 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $20,397 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students with aid per year to attend University of Virginia.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 more about Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Virginia

#19

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Shepherd University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Shepherd University is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend Shepherd University is $11,021 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students with aid.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Shepherd University

#20

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

With a ranking of #20, West Virginia University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school awarded 118 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources and conservation students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend West Virginia University is $12,983 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources & Conservation students with aid.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at West Virginia University

#21

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #21, Virginia Tech did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 222 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students with aid list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $21,198 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Virginia Tech

#22

University of North Carolina at Asheville

Asheville, North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Asheville came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Asheville, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $12,061 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources & Conservation students with aid per year to attend University of North Carolina at Asheville.

Full UNCA Natural Resources & Conservation Report

#23

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#18 in overall quality

University of Georgia came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. UGA is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 89 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UGA is $13,649 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at UGA

University of Louisiana at Lafayette ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, this fairly large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources and conservation students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $12,487 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources & Conservation students with aid per year to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

#25

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#24 in overall quality

Mississippi State University landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 109 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State also made our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #24. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi State University is $16,173 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Mississippi State

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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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