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2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

11 Ranked Colleges
44 Degrees Awarded
$30,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Natural Resource Management is the 176th most popular major in the country with 2,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, natural resource management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,179 and had an average of $26,799 in loans still to pay off.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 44 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in natural resource management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resource management 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 resource management program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree resource management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resource Management (Income $0-$30k)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. U-M is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 5 doctorate’s resource management 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 Natural Resource Management 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.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Michigan State University is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 8 doctorate’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree resource management students whose families make $0-$30k list, Michigan State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Natural Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Michigan State University

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s resource management degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree resource management students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Natural Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Resource Management at Texas Tech University

#4

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s resource management degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154.

Full WVU Natural Resource Management Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Utah State University is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 2 doctorate’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

USU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management 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 in overall quality

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. ESF is a small public school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 2 doctorate’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ESF, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ESF are $24,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

#10 in overall quality

University of Hawaii at Manoa ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. UH Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s resource management degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree resource management students whose families make $0-$30k list, UH Manoa has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Natural Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UH Manoa Natural Resource Management Report

#8

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#7 in overall quality

University of Idaho did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree resource management students whose families make $0-$30k list, U of I has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Natural Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of I are $29,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at University of Idaho

#11 in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s resource management degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UWM also made our “Best Natural Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UWM Natural Resource Management Report

#10

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s resource management degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #5 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576.

Read more about Natural Resource Management at University of Connecticut

#11

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#9 in overall quality

University of Maine came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UMaine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMaine, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Resource Management at UMaine

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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