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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
63 Degrees Awarded
$34,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Natural Resources Conservation is the 50th most popular major in the country with 22,202 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, natural resources conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,654 and had an average of $25,969 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 2,839 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,243 and $27,510 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 63 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in natural resources conservation. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resources conservation programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the natural resources conservation 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 Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree conservation students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified doctorate’s conservation students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree conservation students whose families make $0-$30k list, Yale has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500.

Full Yale Natural Resources Conservation Report

#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #2 spot on the list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s conservation degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree conservation students whose families make $0-$30k list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#3

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Burlington, Vermont, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVM, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UVM are $33,326.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at UVM

#4

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #4 spot on the list. UMaine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine also took the #5 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” 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 Resources Conservation at University of Maine

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Durham, New Hampshire. It awarded 12 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNH are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Natural Resources Conservation Report

#6 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Boston ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a fairly large public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Boston are $36,485, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at UMass Boston

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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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