2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Kentucky
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation School for You
Natural Resources & Conservation is the #28 most popular major in Kentucky with 149 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best value programs for natural resources and conservation students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality in Natural Resources & Conservation
Our analysis found University of Kentucky to be the best value school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UK are $12,610 a year. After completing their degree, natural resources and conservation graduates from UK carry an average student debtload of $26,030.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the remote town of Murray, Murray State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Murray State are $9,252 per year. On average, natural resources and conservation graduates from Murray State take out $22,109 in student loans while working on their degree.
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The excellent programs at Eastern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources and conservation schools in Kentucky. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Richmond.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Eastern are $9,752 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1,277 |
| West Virginia | 708 |
| Mississippi | 190 |
| South Carolina | 255 |
| Florida | 1,320 |
| Virginia | 853 |
| Arkansas | 161 |
| Alabama | 365 |
| Georgia | 378 |
| Tennessee | 320 |
| Louisiana | 191 |
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Majors Related to 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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 3 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.