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2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

11 Ranked Colleges
162 Degrees Awarded
$21,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master's in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Natural Resources & Conservation is the 26th most popular major in the country with 30,341 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, natural resources and conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,196 and had an average of $25,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 1,373 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 162 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources and conservation. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great natural resources and conservation programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the natural resources and conservation program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree natural resources & conservation students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (Income $0-$30k) in Texas

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree natural resources & conservation students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas Tech Natural Resources & Conservation Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UH Clear Lake not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Clear Lake are $19,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at UH Clear Lake

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 33 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Natural Resources & Conservation Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 7 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

SFASU also made our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stephen F Austin State University are $15,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at SFASU

#9 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #5 spot on the list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at San Antonio are $25,807.

Full UTSA Natural Resources & Conservation Report

#6

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Texas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas State Natural Resources & Conservation Report

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.

UT Arlington also took the #6 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376.

Full UT Arlington Natural Resources & Conservation Report

#8 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and it awarded 7 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree natural resources & conservation students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas A&M Corpus Christi has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $15,683, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Texas A&M Corpus Christi

#9

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas
#10 in overall quality

Tarleton State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tarleton is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarleton also made our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tarleton are $15,485, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Tarleton

#10

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Baylor University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Baylor University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 1 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Baylor

#11

Saint Edward's University

Austin, Texas
#11 in overall quality

Saint Edward’s University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree natural resources & conservation students whose families make $0-$30k list, St. Edward’s University has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Edward’s University are $29,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full St. Edward’s University Natural Resources & Conservation 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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