2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 22,202 people earned their degree in natural resources conservation, making the major the 50th most popular in the United States. 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 Louisiana, there were 112 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,100 and $23,250 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,594 and $127,014 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resources conservation programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the natural resources conservation program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $0-$30k) in Louisiana

#1

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s conservation students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Louisiana State University

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

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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