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2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Georgia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$23,054 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,476 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation School for You

In 2020-2021, 378 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural resources and conservation students who went to a Georgia college or university. This makes it the #30 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Georgia to see which 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 Schools in Georgia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges.

Best Georgia Schools for Affordable Quality in Natural Resources & Conservation

$5,513 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Georgia the best value school in Georgia for natural resources and conservation students. Located in the distant town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNG are $5,513 a year. After completing their degree, natural resources and conservation graduates from UNG carry an average student debtload of $18,500.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNG also is in the top 15% of our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Georgia ranking.

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$3,565 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College landed the # 2 spot on the list. ABAC Tifton is a small public school located in the distant town of Tifton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ABAC Tifton are $3,565 a year. The average amount in student loans that natural resources and conservation majors at ABAC Tifton take out is $23,875.

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#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA
$12,068 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Georgia is a great value for natural resources and conservation students. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

UGA undergraduate students pay an average of $12,068 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, natural resources and conservation graduates from UGA take out $20,925 in student loans while working on their degree.

UGA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Georgia list.

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#4

Emory University

Atlanta, GA
$55,468 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Emory University is a great value for natural resources and conservation students. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Emory undergraduate students pay an average of $55,468 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that natural resources and conservation majors at Emory take out is $19,000.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Emory is ranked #2 for overall quality for natural resources and conservation in Georgia.

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#5

Berry College

Mount Berry, GA
$38,656 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Berry College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Georgia list. Located in the suburb of Mount Berry, Berry is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Berry undergraduate students pay an average of $38,656 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, natural resources and conservation graduates from Berry carry an average student debtload of $20,500.

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

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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
West Virginia 708
Florida 1,320
Virginia 853
Arkansas 161
Mississippi 190
South Carolina 255
Louisiana 191
Alabama 365
Kentucky 149
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 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.

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