2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,877 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,703 and $23,455 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 7 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the natural resources conservation program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k.
Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Cornell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Cornell also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042.
Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Newark, Delaware, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
UD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Delaware are $35,192.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Maryland - College Park is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Newark. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Rutgers Newark is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Rutgers Newark also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers Newark are $32,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132.
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SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
ESF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry are $24,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Drexel University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s conservation students in 2019-2020.
Drexel also took the #7 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074.
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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%.
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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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