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2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

122 Colleges
$17,860 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,771 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 22,254 people earned a degree or certificate in natural resources conservation, making the major the #49 most popular in the United States.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 122 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for conservation 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.

2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for conservation majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 15% Best Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools

#1

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Webster University the best value school in the United States for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Webster are $13,500 per year.

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#2

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

The excellent master’s degree programs at Youngstown State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources conservation schools in the United States. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Youngstown.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bemidji State University is a great value for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bemidji State University are $9,586 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great value for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings.

South Dakota State graduate students pay an average of $16,917 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, South Dakota State also is in the top 15% of our Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools ranking.

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California State University - Fullerton ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools list. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal State Fullerton are $17,914 per year.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree natural resources conservation programs. UH Clear Lake is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Houston.

UH Clear Lake graduate students pay an average of $18,990 in tuition and fees each year.

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Stephen F Austin State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools list. SFASU is a large public school located in the remote town of Nacogdoches.

SFASU graduate students pay an average of $15,695 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD

Goucher College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools list. Goucher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Baltimore.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Goucher are $9,765 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Goucher is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools list.

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#10

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree natural resources conservation programs. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue University Global are $10,582 per year.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at Purdue University Global Report

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ship are $16,830 per year.

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#12

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

University of Delaware landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree natural resources conservation programs. UD is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UD are $18,128 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UD also is in the top 10% of our Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools ranking.

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#12

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

San Jose State University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree natural resources conservation programs. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at San Jose State are $18,790 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, San Jose State also did well on our Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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With a ranking of #14, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay did quite well on this year’s best value schools for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

UW - Green Bay graduate students pay an average of $19,126 in tuition and fees each year.

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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for natural resources conservation students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Slippery Rock.

SRU graduate students pay an average of $18,216 in tuition and fees each year.

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#16

Unity College

Unity, ME

Unity College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for natural resources conservation students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Unity is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Unity.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Unity are $9,750 a year.

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University of Illinois at Springfield did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for natural resources conservation students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, UIS is a public school with a small student population.

UIS graduate students pay an average of $16,757 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNL are $19,541 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UNL is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools list.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Natural Resources Conservation students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
19 Texas State University San Marcos, TX
20 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
21 University of California - Berkeley Berkeley, CA
22 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
23 University of Georgia Athens, GA
24 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX

Natural Resources Conservation by Region

View the Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Natural Resources Conservation is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resource Management 2,933
Wildlife Management 2,449
Forestry 2,233
Fisheries Sciences 483
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 151

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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 Lynn Betts.

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