25 Most Popular Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Programs

There are many excellent colleges in the United States that offer master’s degrees in natural resources conservation. These schools have the largest programs in the field.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Harvard.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Harvard University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$44,816	$44,816
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,142	$1,142
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,401	$1,401

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 2,182. Of that number, 1,268 were classified as teaching assistants, and 867 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at Duke can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Duke University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$51,480	$51,480
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,137	$1,137
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$2,990	$2,990

The school reported having 1,598 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 715 were classified as teaching assistants, and 883 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending U of Michigan.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$22,368	$45,156
Fees for Full-Time Students	$328	$328
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,201	$2,467

In 2017-2018, U of Michigan reported having 3,898 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 1,972 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,881 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at American Military University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at American Public University System

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$6,300	$6,300
Fees for Full-Time Students	$300	$300
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$350	$350

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Columbia.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Columbia University in the City of New York

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$44,864	$44,864
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,092	$2,092
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,704	$1,704

In 2017-2018, there were 2,805 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 1,869 were classified as teaching assistants, and 936 were classified as research assistants.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at UNINI.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$5,250	$5,250
Fees for Full-Time Students	$450	$450
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$159	$159

These are the average costs for graduate students attending UCSB.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of California - Santa Barbara

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,502	$26,604
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,067	$2,067
Part-Time per Credit Hour	Not Reported	Not Reported

Across all programs, there were 2,045 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,409 were classified as teaching assistants, and 636 were classified as research assistants.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending UPenn.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Pennsylvania

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$33,604	$33,604
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,530	$3,530
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,651	$1,651

There were 81 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 71 were classified as teaching assistants, and 10 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Webster.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Webster University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$13,140	$13,140
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$730	$730

In 2017-2018, there were 17 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 0 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at USFCA can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of San Francisco

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$24,210	$24,210
Fees for Full-Time Students	$50	$50
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,340	$1,340

Here are the average costs for graduate students at CU - Boulder.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Colorado Boulder

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,160	$29,502
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,838	$1,838
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$620	$1,639

Across all programs, there were 2,669 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,420 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending IU Bloomington.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Indiana University - Bloomington

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$8,956	$30,125
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,323	$1,323
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$373	$1,255

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 2,613. Of that number, 1,666 were classified as teaching assistants, and 947 were classified as research assistants.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending ASU - Tempe.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Arizona State University - Tempe

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,240	$24,320
Fees for Full-Time Students	$698	$698
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$784	$1,216

There were 3,360 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 2,350 were classified as teaching assistants, and 982 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at UC Berkeley can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of California - Berkeley

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,502	$26,604
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,668	$2,668
Part-Time per Credit Hour	Not Reported	Not Reported

The school reported having 4,694 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 3,148 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,546 were classified as research assistants.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Antioch University - New England.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Antioch University - New England

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$22,100	$22,100
Fees for Full-Time Students	$550	$550
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$946	$946

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Idaho.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Idaho

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$6,722	$23,046
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,142	$2,142
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$492	$1,399

In 2017-2018, Idaho reported having 612 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 298 were classified as teaching assistants, and 314 were classified as research assistants.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Wisconsin.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$10,728	$24,054
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,260	$1,260
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$670	$1,503

There were 5,003 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 2,223 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,666 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at Colorado State can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$9,917	$24,312
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,118	$2,118
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$551	$1,351

In 2017-2018, there were 1,836 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 876 were classified as teaching assistants, and 833 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Western.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Western Colorado University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,389	$11,389
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,450	$1,450
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$530	$530

The school reported having 7 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending UIS.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Illinois at Springfield

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$8,772	$15,857
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,536	$2,536
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$369	$519

Across all programs, there were 229 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 6 were classified as teaching assistants, and 7 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at University of Montana.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at The University of Montana

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$4,491	$19,106
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,773	$1,827
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$250	$1,062

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 480. Of that number, 334 were classified as teaching assistants, and 146 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Green Mountain College.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Green Mountain College

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$14,700	$14,700
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	Not Reported	Not Reported

Graduate students at Humboldt State University can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Humboldt State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$7,176	$16,680
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,751	$1,751
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$396	$396

In 2017-2018, Humboldt State University reported having 87 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 63 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Evergreen.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at The Evergreen State College

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$8,031	$18,582
Fees for Full-Time Students	$594	$594
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$335	$774

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Middlebury Institute.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$39,590	$39,590
Fees for Full-Time Students	$160	$160
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,884	$1,884

Graduate students at ASU - Skysong can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Arizona State University - Skysong

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$6,144	$6,144
Fees for Full-Time Students	$198	$198
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$512	$512

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 12. Of that number, 12 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants.

A note on these rankings: The colleges above are ranked by the number of graduates in the program meaning the largest programs are at the top. While program popularity does not necessarily indicate quality, it does mean that many students are successfully graduating from the program, thus, making them worthwhile programs to consider.

References

National Center for Education Statistics
Image Credit: By Lynn Betts under Photo by Lynn Betts, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service