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2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Mississippi

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$9,220 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,613 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation School for You

In 2020-2021, 36 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural resources and conservation students who went to a Mississippi 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges.

Best Natural Resources & Conservation School

#1

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS
$9,220 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Mississippi State University to be the best value school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a degree in Mississippi. Mississippi State is a very large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mississippi State are $9,220 a year.

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

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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 253
North Carolina 298
Virginia 252
Tennessee 53
Georgia 82
West Virginia 193
Louisiana 29
South Carolina 82
Kentucky 13
Arkansas 22
Alabama 84

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 values are for the top school 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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