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2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that 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 the Southeast region, there were 6,355 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,049 and $23,759 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,366 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 70 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the natural resources and conservation program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 70 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #1 spot on the list. Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Duke University is $18,375 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Duke University

#2

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. American Military University is a large school located in Charles Town, West Virginia that handed out 311 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

American Military University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at American Military University

#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 70 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 149 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s natural resources and conservation students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UF is $12,685 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources & Conservation students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at UF

#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 70 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Florida State is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 161 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State also made our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $15,074 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Florida State University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Florida State University Natural Resources & Conservation Report

#5

The University of West Florida

Pensacola, Florida
#25 in overall quality

Out of the 70 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of West Florida landed the #5 spot on the list. Pensacola, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

UWF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,116 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend The University of West Florida.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at The University of West Florida

#6

University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, Georgia
#20 in overall quality

University of North Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Dahlonega, Georgia, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UNG also took the #20 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNG is $12,939 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources & Conservation students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of North Georgia

#14 in overall quality

University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 131 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa also took the #14 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of South Florida - Main Campus is $14,214 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Natural Resources & Conservation Report

#8

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky

Northern Kentucky University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Northern Kentucky University is a public institution located in Highland Heights, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend NKU is $12,301 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full NKU Natural Resources & Conservation Report

#9

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

North Carolina State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 212 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Carolina State University is $19,541 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources & Conservation students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at NC State

#9

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

With a ranking of #9, Marshall University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Marshall University is a public institution located in Huntington, West Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Marshall University is $12,613 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources & Conservation students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Marshall University

#11

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, Florida

With a ranking of #11, St Petersburg College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. SPC is a large school located in Clearwater, Florida that handed out 26 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend SPC is $10,815 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full St Petersburg College Natural Resources & Conservation Report

#12

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #12. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 141 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #5 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $18,354 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources & Conservation students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UNC Chapel Hill.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. ABAC Tifton is a public institution located in Tifton, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend ABAC Tifton is $10,696 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

With a ranking of #14, Florida International University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Florida International University is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend FIU is $13,821 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources & Conservation students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Florida International University

#15

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, Louisiana

With a ranking of #15, McNeese State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Lake Charles, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend McNeese State University is $17,343 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at McNeese State University

#16

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of Virginia is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 76 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Virginia is $21,646 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources & Conservation students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Virginia

#17

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

Emory University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emory, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $24,657 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Emory University.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Emory

#18

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#18 in overall quality

University of Georgia landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 89 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UGA is $17,105 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources & Conservation students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at UGA

#19

University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Pembroke, North Carolina

With a ranking of #19, University of North Carolina at Pembroke did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Pembroke, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources and conservation students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina at Pembroke is $14,153 for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at UNC Pembroke

#20

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Shepherd University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Shepherdstown, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Shepherd University is $14,106 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources & Conservation students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Shepherd University Natural Resources & Conservation Report

#21

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

With a ranking of #21, West Virginia University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. WVU is a large school located in Morgantown, West Virginia that handed out 118 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for West Virginia University is $16,189 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources & Conservation students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at WVU

#22

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida

With a ranking of #22, Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. FGCU is a fairly large public school situated in Fort Myers, Florida. It awarded 115 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for FGCU is $15,776 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources & Conservation students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Florida Gulf Coast University Natural Resources & Conservation Report

#23

University of North Carolina at Asheville

Asheville, North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Asheville landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UNCA is a small school located in Asheville, North Carolina that handed out 58 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Asheville is $16,564 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources & Conservation students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at University of North Carolina at Asheville

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #24. Chattanooga, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for UT Chattanooga is $16,927 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources & Conservation students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at UT Chattanooga

#25

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky

Murray State University landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Murray State University is located in Murray, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend Murray State University is $13,484 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources & Conservation students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Murray State

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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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