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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Michigan, there were 712 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,914 and $24,320 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,785 and $113,051 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in natural resources conservation. 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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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 Michigan 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 Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k

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

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

#1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full U-M Natural Resources Conservation Report

#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$19,359 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k. Central Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 4 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan University are $19,359.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Central Michigan

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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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