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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$24,519 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,742 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 853 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural resources and conservation students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #25 most popular major in the state.

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.

The Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Virginia 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. 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia

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

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the best value school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Virginia. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Virginia Tech are $14,174 per year.

Virginia Tech also took the #4 spot in our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia rankings.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

GMU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,119 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources and conservation schools in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Virginia are $19,785 a year.

University of Virginia also made our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #2.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources and conservation schools in Virginia. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at VCU are $15,028 a year.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Virginia Commonwealth University

#5

Ferrum College

Ferrum, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ferrum College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the rural area of Ferrum, Ferrum College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Ferrum College undergraduate students pay an average of $36,830 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Ferrum College Report

#6

Roanoke College

Salem, VA

Roanoke College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for natural resources and conservation students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Roanoke is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Salem.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Roanoke are $48,180 a year.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Roanoke College 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
Arkansas 161
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 6 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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