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2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$27,702 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,625 Avg Salary

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

Natural Resources & Conservation is the #25 most popular major in the country with 30,503 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master'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.

2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the natural resources and conservation master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD

Our analysis found Goucher College to be the best value school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Baltimore, Goucher is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Goucher graduate students pay an average of $9,765 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Goucher College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Ship is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Shippensburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ship are $16,830 a year.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the town of Slippery Rock, SRU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

SRU graduate students pay an average of $18,216 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Delaware is a great value for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $18,128 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UD also is in the top 15% of our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Delaware

#5

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Duquesne University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Duquesne graduate students pay an average of $24,534 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Duquesne University

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, ESF is a public school with a small student population.

ESF graduate students pay an average of $24,950 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

#7

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

Stockton University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Stockton State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Galloway.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stockton State are $22,247 per year.

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#8

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Cornell graduate students pay an average of $30,006 in tuition and fees each year.

Cornell also made our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Cornell University

#9

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY

SUNY Oneonta ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Oneonta is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Oneonta.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SUNY Oneonta are $24,323 a year.

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#10

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a fairly large student population.

SUNY Stony Brook graduate students pay an average of $25,628 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Stony Brook University

Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resources and conservation schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 370
Pennsylvania 979
New York 1,628
Maryland 471
Delaware 130
District of Columbia 118

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 18 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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