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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy

6 Ranked Colleges
27 Degrees Awarded
$35,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy is the 362nd most popular major in the country with 1,581 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental/natural resources management and policy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great environmental/natural resources management and policy programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the environmental/natural resources management and policy program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree natural resources management and policy students.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Doctorate. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s natural resources management and policy students in 2019-2020.

USU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy at Utah State University

#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Doctorate list. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I also made our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy at University of Idaho

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Doctorate list. Michigan State is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree natural resources management and policy students list, Michigan State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy at Michigan State

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Doctorate. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa also made our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550.

Read full report on Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy at University of Hawaii at Manoa

#5

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Doctorate. UCONN is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 1 doctorate’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also made our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy at U-M

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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%.

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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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