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2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$7,050 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,985 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resource Management Master's Degree School for You

Natural Resource Management is the #21 most popular major in West Virginia with 122 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. 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, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Natural Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in West Virginia to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for resource management 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.

2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia

Check out the resource management master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Natural Resource Management

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the best value school for natural resource management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in West Virginia. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at American Military University are $7,050 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, American Military University is ranked #2 for overall quality for resource management in West Virginia.

Full Natural Resource Management at American Public University System Report

#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means West Virginia University is a great value for natural resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WVU are $10,332 per year.

WVU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list.

Full Natural Resource Management at West Virginia University Report

Best Value Natural Resource Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Natural Resource Management Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 131
Florida 57
Georgia 1
North Carolina 33
Tennessee 18
Alabama 13
Arkansas 6

One of 5 majors within the area of study, natural resource management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Resource Management

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 3,724
Forestry 486
Wildlife Management 323
Fisheries Sciences 106
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 32

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 Brian M. Powell.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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