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Pennsylvania State University - University Park PhD in Natural Resources Conservation (Other)

The main focus area for this major is Natural Resources & Conservation, Other. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Natural Resources Conservation (Other) is a major offered under the natural resources and conservation program of study at Pennsylvania State University - University Park. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in other conservation, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State University Park PhD in Other Conservation

#211 in the U.S
#27 in Pennsylvania

In order to help students find the right school for them, College Factual has created its Best Natural Resources Conservation (Other) Doctor's Degree Schools ranking, which is updated yearly. A school's placement in this ranking is determined by a number of objective factors, including student debt accumulation, post-graduation earnings, and student and faculty diversity.

On the 2021 list, Penn State University Park was ranked #211 out of 464 schools in the country for this major at the doctorate level. It is also ranked #27 in Pennsylvania.

How Much Does a Doctorate in Other Conservation from Penn State University Park Cost?

$22,994 Average Tuition and Fees

Penn State University Park Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2018-2019 academic year, part-time graduate students at Penn State University Park paid an average of $1,571 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $915 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $21,960 $37,694
Fees $1,034 $1,034

Does Penn State University Park Offer an Online PhD in Other Conservation?

Penn State University Park does not offer an online option for its other conservation doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State University Park Online Learning page.

Penn State University Park Doctorate Student Diversity for Other Conservation

4 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
25.0% Women
25.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2018-2019 academic year, there were 4 doctor’s degrees in other conservation handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 25.0% of the students who received their PhD in other conservation in 2018-2019 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 25.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.0% of the other conservation doctor’s degrees at Penn State University Park in 2018-2019. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 25%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

PhD in Other Conservation Focus Areas at Penn State University Park

Natural Resources Conservation (Other) students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Natural Resources & Conservation, Other 4

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References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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