2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

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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 District of Columbia, there were 87 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,950 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 37 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree conservation students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$64,493 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s conservation students in 2019-2020.

GWU also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at GWU

#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$57,318 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 28 masters’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at American University

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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.

Credits

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

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