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2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$17,978 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,985 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, natural resource management was ranked #137 in the country. In fact 1,073 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Natural Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for resource management 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Natural Resource Management Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Natural Resource Management

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for natural resource management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

ASU - Skysong graduate students pay an average of $9,982 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Natural Resource Management at Arizona State University - Skysong Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas Tech also did well on our Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Texas Tech University

The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resource management schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.

NAU graduate students pay an average of $20,125 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Natural Resource Management at Northern Arizona University Report

Best Natural Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resource management colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 16
Arizona 19
Oklahoma 9

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

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 4 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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