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2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k

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 Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in natural resource management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great natural resource management programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resource Management (Income $75-$110k) 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 $75-$110k list. UMCP is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 17 masters’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP also took the #1 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 Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMCP Natural Resource Management Report

#2

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Oneonta. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized public school situated in Oneonta, New York. It awarded 5 masters’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Oneonta also made our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Oneonta are $24,311, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SUNY Oneonta Natural Resource Management Report

#3

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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #3 spot on the list. Stony Brook, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s resource management degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at SUNY Stony Brook

#4

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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Delaware is a public institution located in Newark, Delaware. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UD also took 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 UD are $35,192, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at UD

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. ESF is a small public school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 4 masters’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

ESF also made our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at ESF are $24,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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%.

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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