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2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$11,125 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,143 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation School for You

Natural Resources & Conservation is the #29 most popular major in Texas with 187 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Texas to see which programs offered the best value experiences for natural resources and conservation students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Texas

Check out the natural resources and conservation programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality in Natural Resources & Conservation

$10,600 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Stephen F Austin State University the best value school in Texas for natural resources and conservation students. Located in the town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SFASU are $10,600 a year.

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$12,204 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Texas list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas A&M College Station are $12,204 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #4 for overall quality for natural resources and conservation in Texas.

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#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX
$11,135 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas State University is a great value for natural resources and conservation students. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas State are $11,135 a year.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX
$11,852 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas Tech are $11,852 a year.

Texas Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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$11,727 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great value for natural resources and conservation students. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Arlington are $11,727 a year.

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$9,231 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value natural resources and conservation programs. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a very large student population.

UTSA undergraduate students pay an average of $9,231 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Baylor University

Waco, TX
$50,232 Average Tuition & Fees

Baylor University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value natural resources and conservation programs. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Baylor are $50,232 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Baylor also did well on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 182
Oklahoma 83
New Mexico 7

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 7 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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