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2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$35,998 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,973 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for natural resources and conservation students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges.

Top 10 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools

#1

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD
$48,200 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Goucher College to be the best value school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Baltimore, Goucher is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Goucher undergraduate students pay an average of $48,200 in tuition and fees each year.

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$14,122 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is a great value for natural resources and conservation students. Ship is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Shippensburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ship are $14,122 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a very large student population.

UD undergraduate students pay an average of $36,880 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UD is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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$14,615 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources and conservation schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the distant town of Slippery Rock, SRU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SRU are $14,615 a year.

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#5

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA
$43,526 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 18 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Duquesne University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Duquesne is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Duquesne are $43,526 a year.

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$19,966 Average Tuition & Fees

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Syracuse, ESF is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ESF are $19,966 a year.

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#7

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ
$22,467 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Stockton University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for natural resources and conservation students. Stockton State is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Galloway.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stockton State are $22,467 per year.

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#8

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for natural resources and conservation students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Cornell undergraduate students pay an average of $61,015 in tuition and fees each year.

Cornell also made our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #3.

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#9

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY
$18,696 Average Tuition & Fees

SUNY Oneonta ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Oneonta.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Oneonta are $18,696 per year.

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#10

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY
$28,375 Average Tuition & Fees

Stony Brook University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value natural resources and conservation programs. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Stony Brook are $28,375 per year.

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Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resources and conservation colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 234
Pennsylvania 170
Maryland 31
New Jersey 36
District of Columbia 61
Delaware 14

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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

Majors Similar 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 18 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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