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2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $75-$110k

2 Ranked Colleges
23 Degrees Awarded
$26,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master's in Louisiana For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 30,341 people earned their degree in natural resources and conservation, making the major the 26th most popular in the United States. 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 Louisiana, there were 237 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,900 and $24,031 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 23 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources and conservation. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resources and conservation programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana master’s degree natural resources & conservation students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (Income $75-$110k) in Louisiana

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a public institution located in Lafayette, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UL Lafayette did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UL Lafayette are $23,865, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified masters’s natural resources and conservation students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970.

Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 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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