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2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
64 Degrees Awarded
$28,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 64 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in natural resource management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resource management programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree resource management students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resource Management (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Maryland - College Park is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 17 masters’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885.

Full UMCP Natural Resource Management Report

#2

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #2 spot on the list. UD is located in Newark, Delaware and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s resource management degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UD, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Delaware are $35,192, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Resource Management at University of Delaware

#3

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, New York
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Oneonta landed the #3 spot on the list. SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized public school situated in Oneonta, New York. It awarded 5 masters’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree resource management students whose families make $48-$75k list, SUNY Oneonta has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Oneonta are $24,311, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SUNY Oneonta Natural Resource Management Report

#4

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #4 spot on the list. SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s resource management degrees to qualified students.

SUNY Stony Brook also took the #4 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stony Brook University are $25,583, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Resource Management at Stony Brook University

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. ESF is a public institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ESF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ESF are $24,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Resource Management at ESF

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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%.

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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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