2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k
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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 the Southwest region, there were 1,872 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,633 and $25,772 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 57 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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.
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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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree conservation students whose families make $0-$30k.
Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region
Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 12 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Texas A&M University - College Station
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s conservation students in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe also took the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full University of Arizona Natural Resources Conservation Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 10 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full Texas State University Natural Resources Conservation Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s conservation degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at The University of Texas at Arlington
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public institution located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Corpus Christi also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi are $15,683.
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Baylor University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 1 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
Baylor also took the #5 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936.
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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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