2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 767 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural resources and conservation students who went to a Arizona college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Arizona 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.
Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Natural Resources & Conservation
Our 2023 rankings named University of Phoenix - Arizona the best value school in Arizona for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UOPX - Arizona are $9,552 a year.
UOPX - Arizona did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources and conservation schools in Arizona. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.
ASU - Skysong undergraduate students pay an average of $10,818 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
ASU - Skysong also made our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #1.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Tempe are $11,348 per year.
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Out of the 5 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Arizona are $12,404 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NAU are $11,527 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,335 |
| New Mexico | 91 |
| Oklahoma | 196 |
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Natural Resources & Conservation Related Majors for 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 |
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 5 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.