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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$11,666 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,625 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 182 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural resources and conservation students who went to a Arizona college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Master's Degree Schools in Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Arizona 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Arizona

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for natural resources and conservation majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arizona. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

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

ASU - Skysong not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Arizona are $13,460 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Arizona is ranked #2 for overall quality for natural resources and conservation in Arizona.

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Out of the 3 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

NAU graduate students pay an average of $11,555 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Northern Arizona University

Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 187
Oklahoma 83
New Mexico 7

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 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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