2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in South Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation School for You
With 140 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, natural resources conservation is the #72 most popular major in South Carolina.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in South Carolina to see which programs offered the best value experiences for conservation students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Natural Resources Conservation
Our 2023 rankings named University of South Carolina - Columbia the best value school in South Carolina for natural resources conservation students. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a very large student population.
UofSC undergraduate students pay an average of $12,688 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Conservation majors at UofSC take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
UofSC also claimed a spot on our Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools in South Carolina list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in South Carolina list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clemson are $15,558 per year. While working on their degree, conservation majors at Clemson accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Clemson is ranked #2 for overall quality for conservation in South Carolina.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Charleston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, C of C is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at C of C are $12,978 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, C of C is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools in South Carolina list.
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Request InformationBest Value Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Colleges 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 |
| Louisiana | 105 |
| Arkansas | 90 |
| Alabama | 232 |
| Mississippi | 24 |
| West Virginia | 403 |
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Majors Related to Conservation
Natural Resources Conservation is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.