2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (Income Over $110k) in Arkansas

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Arkansas, there were 148 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,000 and $18,258 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

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 Vallue Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (Income Over $110k) in Arkansas

#1

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$12,087 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Vallue Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Russellville, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ATU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ATU are $12,087, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at ATU

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (Income Over $110k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts.

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