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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$17,689 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,771 Avg Salary

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

With 89 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, natural resources conservation is the #72 most popular major in Virginia.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Virginia 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia

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

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

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our analysis found George Mason University to be the best value school for natural resources conservation students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Virginia. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

GMU graduate students pay an average of $16,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 3 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the # 2 spot on the list. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at VCU are $15,518 a year.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Virginia Commonwealth University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Virginia are $20,906 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Virginia is ranked #1 for overall quality for conservation in Virginia.

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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
Florida 64
Georgia 22
North Carolina 231
Tennessee 23
Kentucky 8
Louisiana 18
Alabama 47
South Carolina 28
Mississippi 11
Arkansas 6
West Virginia 35

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

Majors Similar to Conservation

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 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.

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