2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Natural Resource Management Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 71 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural resource management students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #165 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Natural Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in North Carolina 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Featured Resource Management Programs
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BS in Environmental Science - Natural Resources & Conservation
Develop a broad-based interdisciplinary skill set to solve complex environmental problems like climate change, alternative energy and sustainability with a specialized online degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Natural Resource Management
Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the best value school for natural resource management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $11,703 per year.
NC State also made our Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #4.
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Out of the 3 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNCW are $7,514 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Duke University is a great value for natural resource management students working on their master’s degree. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
Duke graduate students pay an average of $59,141 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Duke also took the #1 spot in our Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.
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Request InformationBest Value Natural Resource Management Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 43 |
| Virginia | 147 |
| Florida | 143 |
| Tennessee | 56 |
| South Carolina | 13 |
| Louisiana | 40 |
| Arkansas | 9 |
| Alabama | 37 |
| Mississippi | 3 |
| West Virginia | 165 |
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Natural Resource Management Related Majors for Resource Management
One of 5 majors within the area of study, natural resource management has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Resource Management
| 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 3 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.