2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 North Carolina, there were 1,005 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,313 and $22,163 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,103 and $114,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 3 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $30-$48k) in North Carolina

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #1 spot on the list. Duke is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 3 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Duke

#2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 17 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNC Chapel Hill Natural Resources Conservation Report

#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #3 spot on the list. NC State is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at NC State

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