2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (Income $30-$48k) in Tennessee

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Tennessee, there were 276 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 41 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resources and conservation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resources and conservation programs that also have a lower cost than 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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The natural resources & conservation school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k”.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee master’s degree natural resources & conservation students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (Income $30-$48k) in Tennessee

#1

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

Chattanooga, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$18,334 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k list. Chattanooga, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

UT Chattanooga also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Chattanooga are $18,334, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Chattanooga Natural Resources & Conservation Report

#2

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 10 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at UT Knoxville

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (Income $30-$48k)

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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