2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,581 people earned their degree in environmental/natural resources management and policy, making the major the 362nd most popular in the United States.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 30 environmental/natural resources management and policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental/natural resources management and policy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality environmental/natural resources management and policy programs that also have a lower cost than 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 resources management and policy program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The natural resources management and policy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree natural resources management and policy students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

$17,530 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s natural resources management and policy degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$19,489 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s natural resources management and policy degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NAU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Arizona University are $19,489, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy at NAU

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy (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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