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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$8,010 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,742 Avg Salary

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

With 708 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, natural resources and conservation is the #13 most popular major in West Virginia.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in West 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for natural resources and conservation majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

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

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the best value school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in West Virginia. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

American Military University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

American Military University also made our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at American Public University System

#2

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Shepherd University is a great value for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Shepherdstown, Shepherd University is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Shepherd University are $7,784 per year.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Shepherd University

#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

WVU undergraduate students pay an average of $9,144 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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#4

Glenville State College

Glenville, WV

Out of the 4 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Glenville State College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Glenville State College is a small public school located in the town of Glenville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Glenville State College are $8,886 a year.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Glenville State College

Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,277
South Carolina 255
Florida 1,320
Virginia 853
Arkansas 161
Mississippi 190
Louisiana 191
Alabama 365
Kentucky 149
Georgia 378
Tennessee 320

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

Majors Similar to Natural Resources & Conservation

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 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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