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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Vallue Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the environmental/natural resources management and policy program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Vallue Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k”.

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

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

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

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

$17,530 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s natural resources management and policy degrees to qualified students.

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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530.

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#2

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$19,489 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s natural resources management and policy students in 2019-2020.

NAU also made our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at NAU 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 Over $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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