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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$9,298 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,742 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 66 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural resources and conservation students who went to a North Dakota college or university. This makes it the #27 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 North Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in North Dakota 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 North Dakota

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

#1

Valley City State University

Valley City, ND

Our 2023 rankings named Valley City State University the best value school in North Dakota for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Valley City State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Valley City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Valley City State University are $8,195 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Valley City State University is ranked #1 for overall quality for natural resources and conservation in North Dakota.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Valley City State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Dakota State University are $10,401 a year.

North Dakota State University also made our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list, coming in at #3.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 145
Minnesota 626
Iowa 354
South Dakota 83
Missouri 257
Nebraska 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 2 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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