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2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$11,523 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,876 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation School for You

Natural Resources & Conservation is the #27 most popular major in Tennessee with 53 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Tennessee 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.

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 Schools in Tennessee

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

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality in Natural Resources & Conservation

$13,244 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found The University of Tennessee - Knoxville to be the best value school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Knoxville are $13,244 a year.

UT Knoxville also took the #5 spot in our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Tennessee rankings.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

$9,802 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tennessee Technological University is a great value for natural resources and conservation students. Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tennessee Tech University are $9,802 per year.

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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 36
Florida 253
Virginia 252
North Carolina 298
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 averages are for the top 2 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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