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2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$27,012 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,634 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation School for You

In 2020-2021, 170 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural resources and conservation students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #24 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Pennsylvania 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality in Natural Resources & Conservation

$13,394 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania the best value school in Pennsylvania for natural resources and conservation students. Located in the fringe town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ship are $13,394 per year.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

$10,507 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Pennsylvania list. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SRU are $10,507 per year.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

#3

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA
$43,526 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Duquesne University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Duquesne are $43,526 per year.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Duquesne University

#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA
$57,136 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Drexel are $57,136 per year.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Drexel University

Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

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 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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