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2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

36 Colleges
$23,530 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 5,744 people earned a degree or certificate in natural resources and conservation, making the major the #24 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 36 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for natural resources and conservation students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the natural resources and conservation graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the best value school in the United States for natural resources and conservation students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

Columbia Southern University graduate students pay an average of $4,035 in tuition and fees each year.

Columbia Southern University also claimed a spot on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at American Military University are $7,050 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, American Military University is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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#3

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Webster University is a great value for natural resources and conservation students working on their graduate certificate. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Webster are $13,500 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

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

ASU - Skysong excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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#5

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Youngstown State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.

Youngstown State University graduate students pay an average of $6,931 in tuition and fees each year.

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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate natural resources and conservation programs. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Texas A&M College Station is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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#7

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Virginia Tech are $31,443 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Virginia Tech also is in the top 5% of our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.

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Utah State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USU are $23,225 a year.

USU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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#9

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate natural resources and conservation programs. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas State are $17,220 a year.

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#10

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #10, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their graduate certificate. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.

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Natural Resources & Conservation by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Natural Resources & Conservation Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 3,724
Natural Resource Management 1,073
Forestry 486
Wildlife Management 323
Fisheries Sciences 106
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 32

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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