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2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$20,568 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,771 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 140 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural resources conservation students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #75 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for conservation students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for conservation majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Natural Resources Conservation

Our 2023 rankings named Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania the best value school in Pennsylvania for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. Ship is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Shippensburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ship are $11,970 a year.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the town of Slippery Rock, SRU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

SRU graduate students pay an average of $12,659 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

#3

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Duquesne University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Duquesne graduate students pay an average of $24,534 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Duquesne University

#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 4 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Drexel graduate students pay an average of $37,074 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at Drexel University Report

Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 196
Maryland 15
New Jersey 36
District of Columbia 59
Delaware 10

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resource Management 1,073
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 Lynn Betts.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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