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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$17,398 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,625 Avg Salary

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

Natural Resources & Conservation is the #19 most popular major in Virginia with 252 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Virginia to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for natural resources and conservation 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Virginia

Check out the natural resources and conservation master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the best value school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Virginia. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

Virginia Tech graduate students pay an average of $16,522 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great value for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GMU are $16,644 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. VCU is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at VCU are $15,518 per year.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources and conservation schools in Virginia. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $20,906 per year.

University of Virginia also made our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Virginia - Main Campus

Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 36
Florida 253
North Carolina 298
Tennessee 53
Georgia 82
South Carolina 82
Louisiana 29
West Virginia 193
Kentucky 13
Arkansas 22
Alabama 84

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 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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