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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$9,231 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,625 Avg Salary

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

Natural Resources & Conservation is the #29 most popular major in Texas with 187 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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Texas 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 Texas

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

Our analysis found University of Houston - Clear Lake to be the best value school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. Located in the large suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

UH Clear Lake graduate students pay an average of $9,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 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 school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SFASU are $7,433 per year.

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#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas State are $9,060 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources and conservation schools in Texas. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Arlington are $10,853 a year.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Texas 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 in-state graduate student at Texas Tech are $9,518 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas Tech also is in the top 20% of our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.

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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $10,733 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Texas rankings.

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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a large public school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi graduate students pay an average of $7,179 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTSA are $9,479 per year.

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#9

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Baylor graduate students pay an average of $37,674 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Baylor is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.

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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
Arizona 182
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 9 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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