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2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$9,012 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,742 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree School for You

Natural Resources & Conservation is the #26 most popular major in Arkansas with 161 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Arkansas to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for natural resources and 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.

2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas

Check out the natural resources and conservation bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Natural Resources & Conservation

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas the best value school in Arkansas for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UARK are $9,574 a year.

UARK also made our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #1.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Arkansas Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UCA undergraduate students pay an average of $9,563 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UCA also took the #5 spot in our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.

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#3

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Out of the 3 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the # 3 spot on the list. ATU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Russellville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ATU are $7,900 a year.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Arkansas Tech University 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
North Carolina 1,277
West Virginia 708
South Carolina 255
Florida 1,320
Virginia 853
Mississippi 190
Tennessee 320
Louisiana 191
Alabama 365
Kentucky 149
Georgia 378

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

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 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.

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