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

7 Ranked Colleges
157 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master's in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Pennsylvania, there were 882 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,785 and $23,931 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 157 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in natural resources and conservation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resources and conservation programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the natural resources and conservation program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality
$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 86 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760.

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#2

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality
$17,652 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

SRU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SRU are $17,652.

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#3

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality
$16,830 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid. Shippensburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Ship also took the #5 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ship are $16,830, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality
$17,748 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Point Park University landed the #4 spot on the list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree natural resources & conservation students with aid list, Point Park has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Point Park are $17,748, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Point Park University Natural Resources & Conservation Report

#5

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality
$24,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duquesne University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s natural resources and conservation students in 2019-2020.

Duquesne also took the #4 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duquesne University are $24,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Duquesne University

#6

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality
$20,719 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Villanova University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s natural resources and conservation students in 2019-2020.

Villanova did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova are $20,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Villanova Natural Resources & Conservation Report

#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
$37,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Drexel University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Drexel is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree natural resources & conservation students with aid list, Drexel has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074.

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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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