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2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$11,730 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,450 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resource Management School for You

Natural Resource Management is the #208 most popular major in Texas with 77 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value programs for resource management students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in Texas

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

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality in Natural Resource Management

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX
$11,852 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Texas Tech University to be the best value school for natural resource management students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas Tech are $11,852 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Natural Resource Management Schools in Texas list.

Full Natural Resource Management at Texas Tech University Report

#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX
$11,135 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in Texas list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas State are $11,135 a year.

Full Natural Resource Management at Texas State University Report

$12,204 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in Texas list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

Texas A&M College Station undergraduate students pay an average of $12,204 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Resource Management majors at Texas A&M College Station take out an average of $22,532 in student loans while working on their egree.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Natural Resource Management Schools in Texas list.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Texas A&M University - College Station

Best Value Natural Resource Management Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 19
Oklahoma 30
New Mexico 2

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 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.

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