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2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in South Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$14,123 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,513 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation School for You

With 255 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, natural resources and conservation is the #27 most popular major in South Carolina.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 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 South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in South Carolina 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in South Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for natural resources and conservation majors pursuing a .

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Natural Resources & Conservation

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the best value school in South Carolina for natural resources and conservation students. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Clemson are $15,558 a year. While working on their degree, natural resources and conservation majors at Clemson accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt.

Clemson also made our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #2.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Clemson University Report

$12,688 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in South Carolina list. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofSC are $12,688 per year. Natural Resources & Conservation majors at UofSC take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

In addition to its great value ranking, UofSC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in South Carolina list.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

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
Tennessee 320
Louisiana 191
Alabama 365
Kentucky 149
Georgia 378

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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