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2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
27 Degrees Awarded
$35,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Management and Policy Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,581 people earned their degree in environmental/natural resources management and policy, making the major the 362nd most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 environmental/natural resources management and policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in environmental/natural resources management and policy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality environmental/natural resources management and policy 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 environmental/natural resources management and policy program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy (Income $75-$110k)

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. U-M is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 5 doctorate’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s natural resources management and policy degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598.

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#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Idaho is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 6 doctorate’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of I are $29,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a fairly large public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 1 doctorate’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s natural resources management and policy degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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