2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $30-$48k) in Washington

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Washington For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Washington, there were 844 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,433 and $27,862 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in natural resources conservation. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great natural resources conservation programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the natural resources conservation program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $30-$48k) in Washington

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s conservation students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at UW Seattle

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Pullman, Washington, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561.

Full Washington State University Natural Resources Conservation Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $30-$48k)

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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