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2023 Best Value Other Resources & Conservation Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$34,288 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,873 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation (Other) School for You

In 2020-2021, 151 people earned a degree or certificate in natural resources conservation (other), making the major the #327 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Other Resources & Conservation Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for other 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. 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.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality in Other Resources & Conservation

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR
$31,579 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Oregon State University the best value school in the United States for natural resources conservation (other) students. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oregon State are $31,579 per year.

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#2

Northland College

Ashland, WI
$39,894 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northland College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Ashland, Northland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northland are $39,894 a year.

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$28,476 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Other Resources & Conservation Schools list. UM is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UM are $28,476 per year.

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$37,202 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a great value for natural resources conservation (other) students. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNH are $37,202 per year.

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Natural Resources Conservation (Other) by Region

View the Best Value Other Resources & Conservation Schools for a specific region near you.

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

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 22,254
Natural Resource Management 2,933
Wildlife Management 2,449
Forestry 2,233
Fisheries Sciences 483

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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.

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