2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in South Dakota
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Natural Resource Management School for You
In 2020-2021, 13 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural resource management students who went to a South Dakota college or university. This makes it the #115 most popular major in the state.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in South Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision.
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.
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Best Natural Resource Management School
Our analysis found South Dakota State University to be the best value school for natural resource management students who want to pursue a degree in South Dakota. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Dakota State are $9,299 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, South Dakota State is ranked #2 for overall quality for resource management in South Dakota.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Missouri | 12 |
Minnesota | 13 |
Iowa | 18 |
Nebraska | 2 |
North Dakota | 43 |
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Majors Related to Resource Management
Natural Resource Management is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Resource Management
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Natural Resources Conservation | 22,254 |
Wildlife Management | 2,449 |
Forestry | 2,233 |
Fisheries Sciences | 483 |
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) | 151 |
Notes and References
*These values are for the top school 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.