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2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Alabama

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$9,740 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,433 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation School for You

With 232 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, natural resources conservation is the #67 most popular major in Alabama.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Schools in Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Alabama to see which ones offered the best value 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Alabama

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

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality in Natural Resources Conservation

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL
$5,775 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the best value school in Alabama for natural resources conservation students. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Orange Beach.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia Southern University are $5,775 per year. The average amount in student loans that conservation majors at Columbia Southern University take out is $29,045.

Columbia Southern University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Alabama list.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at Columbia Southern University Report

#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL
$11,826 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Auburn University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources conservation schools in Alabama. Auburn is a very large public school located in the city of Auburn.

Auburn undergraduate students pay an average of $11,826 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Auburn also took the #2 spot in our Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Alabama rankings.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Auburn University

#3

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL
$11,620 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UA are $11,620 per year. The average amount in student loans that conservation majors at UA take out is $22,375.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UA is ranked #5 for overall quality for conservation in Alabama.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at The University of Alabama Report

Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 180
Virginia 519
North Carolina 1,033
Florida 917
Tennessee 129
Kentucky 92
South Carolina 140
Louisiana 105
Arkansas 90
Mississippi 24
West Virginia 403

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

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 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 Lynn Betts.

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