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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

2 Ranked Colleges
91 Degrees Awarded
$13,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy is the 362nd most popular major in the country with 1,581 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 145 environmental/natural resources management and policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 91 environmental/natural resources management and policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental/natural resources management and policy. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent environmental/natural resources management and policy programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the environmental/natural resources management and policy program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

New Mexico Highlands University

Las Vegas, New Mexico
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Highlands University landed the #1 spot on the list. New Mexico Highlands University is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s natural resources management and policy degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at New Mexico Highlands University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico Highlands University is $9,126 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources Management and Policy students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarleton State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Tarleton State University is a fairly large public school situated in Stephenville, Texas. It awarded 54 bachelors’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students whose families make $30-$48k list, Tarleton has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,132 for southwest region bachelor’s degree natural resources management and policy students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Tarleton State University.

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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.

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