2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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/Conservation, General Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Natural Resources/Conservation, General is the 240th most popular major in the country with 2,750 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 444 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in natural resources/conservation, general. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great natural resources/conservation, general programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the natural resources/conservation, general program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 7 doctorate’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Resources/Conservation, General at North Carolina State University

#2

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi

#3 in overall quality

$23,950 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Mississippi State is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 10 doctorate’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State are $23,950, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Mississippi State Natural Resources/Conservation, General Report

#3

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s natural resources/conservation, general students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also made our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Natural Resources/Conservation, General Report

#4

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

#4 in overall quality

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also made our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Natural Resources/Conservation, General Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General (With Aid)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts.

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