2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in Tennessee (With Aid)

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 Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” 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 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 Getting Aid” 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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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in Tennessee (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid list. The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a fairly large school located in Chattanooga, Tennessee that handed out 17 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Chattanooga did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Chattanooga are $18,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at UT Chattanooga

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 10 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798.

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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.

Credits

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