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

4 Ranked Colleges
586 Degrees Awarded
$13,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor's in Arizona For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Arizona, there were 957 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,470 and $24,969 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 586 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,194 and $24,661 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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.

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 and conservation program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in Arizona (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. UOPX - Arizona is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 150 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UOPX - Arizona, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona is $12,944 for arizona bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students with aid.

Full UOPX - Arizona Natural Resources & Conservation Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 105 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for arizona 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.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at ASU - Tempe

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 116 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,016 for Arizona Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources & Conservation students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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

#4

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #4 spot on the list. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 140 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Arizona University is $12,915 for Arizona Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources & Conservation students with aid.

Full Northern Arizona University Natural Resources & Conservation Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Skysong is $13,971 for Arizona Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources & Conservation students with aid.

Full Arizona State University - Skysong 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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