2022 Best Value Natural Resource Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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In 2019-2020, 146 people earned their degree in environmental/natural resource economics, making the major the 947th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 18 environmental/natural resource economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 environmental/natural resource economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Natural Resource Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in environmental/natural resource economics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent environmental/natural resource economics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the environmental/natural resource economics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Natural Resource Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Resource Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resource Economics (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resource Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s natural resource economics students in 2019-2020.

WVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Environmental/Natural Resource Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full WVU Environmental/Natural Resource Economics Report

#2

Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$23,398 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tuskegee University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Natural Resource Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Tuskegee, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s natural resource economics students in 2019-2020.

Tuskegee also took the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resource Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tuskegee University are $23,398, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental/Natural Resource Economics at Tuskegee

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resource Economics (Income $75-$110k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Brian M. Powell.

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