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2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$28,813 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,985 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resource Management Master's Degree School for You

Natural Resource Management is the #178 most popular major in the country with 2,933 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Natural Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for resource management students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Natural Resource Management Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Natural Resource Management

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value school in the Southeast Region for natural resource management students working on their master’s degree. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

American Military University graduate students pay an average of $7,050 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resource management schools in the Southeast Region . Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia Tech are $31,443 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Virginia Tech is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great value for natural resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

NC State graduate students pay an average of $29,690 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NC State also did well on our Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Natural Resource Management at North Carolina State University Report

#4

Duke University

Durham, NC

The excellent master’s degree programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resource management schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Duke graduate students pay an average of $59,141 in tuition and fees each year.

Duke also took the #1 spot in our Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.

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#5

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the # 5 spot on the list. WVU is a very large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

WVU graduate students pay an average of $26,676 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at West Virginia University

University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the city of Wilmington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNCW are $21,343 a year.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Florida International University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FIU are $24,211 per year.

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Best Natural Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resource management colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 43
Virginia 147
North Carolina 71
Florida 143
Tennessee 56
South Carolina 13
Louisiana 40
Arkansas 9
Alabama 37
Mississippi 3
West Virginia 165

Natural Resource Management is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 22,254
Wildlife Management 2,449
Forestry 2,233
Fisheries Sciences 483
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 151

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Brian M. Powell.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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