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2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$13,741 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,649 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in South Carolina

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

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Natural Resources Conservation

$12,688 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of South Carolina - Columbia to be the best value school for natural resources conservation students who want to pursue a degree in South Carolina. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UofSC are $12,688 a 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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#2

Clemson University

Clemson, SC
$15,558 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in South Carolina list. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

Clemson undergraduate students pay an average of $15,558 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, conservation majors at Clemson accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt.

Clemson did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools in South Carolina list.

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#3

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC
$12,978 Average Tuition & Fees

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 city of Charleston, C of C is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at C of C are $12,978 per year.

C of C excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools in South Carolina list.

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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
Louisiana 105
Arkansas 90
Alabama 232
Mississippi 24
West Virginia 403

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 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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