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2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

4 Ranked Colleges
145 Degrees Awarded
$14,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” 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.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental/natural resources management and policy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great environmental/natural resources management and policy programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

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 in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified ’s natural resources management and policy students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $17,571 for Southwest Region Natural Resources Management and Policy students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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#2

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas

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 in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tarleton is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 54 ’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarleton also took the #3 spot in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tarleton State University is $18,979 for Southwest Region Natural Resources Management and Policy students with aid.

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#3

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #3 spot on the list. Northern Arizona University is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 10 ’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region natural resources management and policy students with aid list, NAU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,915 for southwest region natural resources management and policy students with aid per year to attend Northern Arizona University.

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#4

New Mexico Highlands University

Las Vegas, New Mexico

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Highlands University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and it awarded 5 ’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region natural resources management and policy students with aid list, New Mexico Highlands University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico Highlands University is $9,661 for Southwest Region Natural Resources Management and Policy students with aid.

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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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