2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation School for You
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The Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Southwest 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the natural resources and conservation programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools
Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.
ASU - Skysong undergraduate students pay an average of $13,092 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, ASU - Skysong is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
UH Clear Lake undergraduate students pay an average of $20,994 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
SFASU undergraduate students pay an average of $21,616 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas State are $22,559 a year.
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The excellent programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources and conservation schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $24,121 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas Tech also is in the top 10% of our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for natural resources and conservation students. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.
University of Oklahoma undergraduate students pay an average of $25,116 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for natural resources and conservation students. It came in at #7 on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
Texas A&M College Station undergraduate students pay an average of $38,855 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Texas A&M University - College Station
The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value natural resources and conservation programs. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Arlington are $29,299 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for natural resources and conservation students. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OSU are $24,764 a year.
OSU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value natural resources and conservation programs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corpus Christi.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $20,745 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 Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 182 |
| Texas | 187 |
| Oklahoma | 83 |
| New Mexico | 7 |
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Natural Resources & Conservation Related Majors for Natural Resources & Conservation
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 16 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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