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

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$13,948 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,742 Avg Salary

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

Natural Resources & Conservation is the #27 most popular major in Texas with 1,335 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Texas 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

Top 10 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Houston - Clear Lake the best value school in Texas for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH Clear Lake are $7,698 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UH Clear Lake also did well on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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University of Houston

Houston, TX

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources and conservation schools in Texas. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

UH undergraduate students pay an average of $9,699 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UH also claimed a spot on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Texas A&M College Station undergraduate students pay an average of $12,204 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public school with a large student population.

SFASU undergraduate students pay an average of $10,600 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UT Arlington undergraduate students pay an average of $11,727 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas State are $11,135 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on this year’s best value schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a very large student population.

UT Rio Grande Valley undergraduate students pay an average of $9,541 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UTSA are $9,231 per year.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #9, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas Tech are $11,852 a year.

Texas Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #10, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well on this year’s best value schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corpus Christi.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi undergraduate students pay an average of $9,748 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 767
New Mexico 91
Oklahoma 196

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 12 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.

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