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2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$14,891 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,940 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resource Management School for You

With 154 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, natural resource management is the #186 most popular major in New York.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in New York to see which programs offered the best value experiences for resource management students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Natural Resource Management Colleges.

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality in Natural Resource Management

Our analysis found SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry to be the best value school for natural resource management students who want to pursue a degree in New York. ESF is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ESF are $9,206 per year.

Full Natural Resource Management at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Report

#2

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY
$8,786 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Oneonta landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Oneonta, SUNY Oneonta is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Oneonta are $8,786 a year.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at SUNY Oneonta

#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY
$10,455 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in New York list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Stony Brook are $10,455 per year.

Full Natural Resource Management at Stony Brook University Report

$31,115 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resource management schools in New York. Located in the rural area of Paul Smiths, Paul Smith's College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Paul Smith’s College are $31,115 a year. On average, resource management graduates from Paul Smith's College take out $23,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Natural Resource Management at Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science Report

Best Value Natural Resource Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Natural Resource Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 35
Maryland 16
New Jersey 28
District of Columbia 2
Delaware 10

One of 5 majors within the area of study, natural resource management has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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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