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

6 Ranked Colleges
35 Degrees Awarded
$23,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that 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 Plains States region, there were 1,352 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,043 and $33,930 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 35 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states 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 Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 7 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Iowa State University Natural Resources Conservation Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified doctorate’s conservation students in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at University of Missouri - Columbia

#5

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. South Dakota State University is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

South Dakota State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at South Dakota State University

#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

Kansas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Kansas State University is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

K -State also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full K -State Natural Resources Conservation Report

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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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