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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resource Management (With Aid)

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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resource management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resource management programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the natural resource management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid.

Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resource Management (With Aid)

#1

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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s resource management students in 2019-2020.

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 West Virginia University Natural Resource Management Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full U-M Natural Resource Management Report

#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 Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s resource management students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree resource management students with aid 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 University are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Michigan State

#4

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas Tech University 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 with aid list, Texas Tech has also earned the #8 rank 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 Texas Tech University are $17,530.

Full Texas Tech University Natural Resource Management Report

#6 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 #5 for the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. USU is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s resource management degrees to qualified students.

USU also made our “Best Natural Resource Management 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 Utah State University are $22,598.

Read more about Natural Resource Management at Utah State University

#11 in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin 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 with aid list, UWM has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Natural Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

#7

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#7 in overall quality

University of Idaho came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. U of I is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 6 doctorate’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of I, the school also landed the #7 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 Idaho are $29,112.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at U of I

#10 in overall quality

University of Hawaii at Manoa ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s resource management students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Manoa, the school also landed the #10 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 UH Manoa are $34,550.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at University of Hawaii at Manoa

#9

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#9 in overall quality

University of Maine did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. University of Maine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s resource management degrees to qualified students.

UMaine also took 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at University of Maine

#3 in overall quality

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s resource management degrees to qualified students.

ESF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ESF are $24,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Resource Management at ESF

#11

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, University of Connecticut did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. UCONN is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Natural Resource Management 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.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at University of Connecticut

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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