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2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
168 Degrees Awarded
$17,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 2,905 people earned their degree in natural resource management, making the major the 176th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, natural resource management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,179 and had an average of $26,799 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 265 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,100 and $19,969 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 168 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resource management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resource management 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 natural resource management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resource Management (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 63 bachelors’s resource management degrees to qualified students.

ESF also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ESF is $15,930 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree resource management students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

#2

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Newark, Delaware, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s resource management students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree resource management students whose families make $30-$48k list, UD has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Delaware is $12,236 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Resource Management students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Delaware Natural Resource Management Report

#3

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s resource management degrees to qualified students.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $15,779 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree resource management students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Rutgers New Brunswick Natural Resource Management Report

#4

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Cobleskill. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. SUNY Cobleskill is located in Cobleskill, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s resource management degrees to qualified students.

SUNY Cobleskill also took the #5 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Cobleskill is $14,937 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree resource management students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full SUNY Cobleskill Natural Resource Management Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Paul Smiths, New York, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

Paul Smith’s College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $20,048 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Resource Management students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science.

Full Paul Smith’s College Natural Resource Management Report

#6

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, New York

Marist College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Marist is a medium-sized school located in Poughkeepsie, New York that handed out 10 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

Marist did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Marist College is $27,368 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Resource Management students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Marist College Natural Resource Management Report

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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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