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2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$10,335 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,489 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation School for You

Natural Resources Conservation is the #94 most popular major in Texas with 130 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value programs for 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. 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 Resources Conservation Schools in Texas

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

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality in Natural Resources Conservation

$10,600 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Stephen F Austin State University the best value school in Texas for natural resources conservation students. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Nacogdoches.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SFASU are $10,600 a year.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at Stephen F Austin State University Report

$7,698 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Texas list. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UH Clear Lake are $7,698 a year.

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$12,204 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 3 spot on the list. 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 in-state undergraduate at Texas A&M College Station are $12,204 a year.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Texas list.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX
$11,135 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas State University is a great value for natural resources conservation students. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas State are $11,135 per year.

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$11,727 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the # 5 spot on the list. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Arlington are $11,727 a year.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

$9,748 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well on this year’s best value schools for natural resources conservation students. Located in the large city of Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public college with a large student population.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi undergraduate students pay an average of $9,748 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$9,231 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value natural resources conservation programs. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

UTSA undergraduate students pay an average of $9,231 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Baylor University

Waco, TX
$50,232 Average Tuition & Fees

Baylor University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value natural resources conservation programs. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Baylor are $50,232 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Baylor also is in the top 15% of our Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Texas ranking.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at Baylor University Report

Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 146
Oklahoma 74
New Mexico 0

Natural Resources Conservation is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 8 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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