2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree School for You
Natural Resources & Conservation is the #28 most popular major in District of Columbia with 118 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for natural resources and 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.
Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Natural Resources & Conservation
Our analysis found American University to be the best value school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in District of Columbia. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
The American University undergraduate students pay an average of $51,334 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
The American University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
GWU undergraduate students pay an average of $57,984 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, GWU is ranked #2 for overall quality for natural resources and conservation in District of Columbia.
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Explore all the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 370 |
| Pennsylvania | 979 |
| New York | 1,628 |
| Maryland | 471 |
| Delaware | 130 |
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Majors Related to Natural Resources & Conservation
Natural Resources & Conservation Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation | 22,254 |
| Natural Resource Management | 2,933 |
| Wildlife Management | 2,449 |
| Forestry | 2,233 |
| Fisheries Sciences | 483 |
| Natural Resources Conservation (Other) | 151 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
| Engineering | 198,468 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
| Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 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.