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2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The conservation school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree conservation students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $30-$48k) 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 $30-$48k 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.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. 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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Iowa State University

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Missouri - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree conservation students whose families make $30-$48k list, Mizzou has also earned the #5 rank 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 Mizzou are $27,193.

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

#3 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #4 spot on the list. UNL is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at UNL

#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 $30-$48k. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s conservation students in 2019-2020.

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 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 came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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