2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree School for You
Natural Resources & Conservation is the #24 most popular major in the country with 5,744 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southwest Region 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.
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2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
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.
Top 10 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the Southwest Region for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Houston - Clear Lake is a great value for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UH Clear Lake are $18,990 per year.
Full Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Houston - Clear Lake Report
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Stephen F Austin State University is a great value for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SFASU are $15,695 per year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas State University is a great value for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.
Texas State graduate students pay an average of $17,220 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Texas State University Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.
Texas Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Texas Tech University Report
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman.
University of Oklahoma graduate students pay an average of $23,876 in tuition and fees each year.
The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.
UT Arlington graduate students pay an average of $24,005 in tuition and fees each year.
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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for natural resources and conservation students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas A&M College Station did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Texas A&M University - College Station
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
OSU graduate students pay an average of $24,175 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, OSU also did well on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Report
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $15,995 per year.
Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Report
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges by State
Explore the best natural resources and conservation schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 182 |
| Texas | 187 |
| Oklahoma | 83 |
| New Mexico | 7 |
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Natural Resources & Conservation Related Majors for Natural Resources & Conservation
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Natural Resources & Conservation
| 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 16 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.
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