2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $48-$75k) in Virginia

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that 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 Virginia, there were 472 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,180 and $23,097 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 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 Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia doctor’s degree conservation students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $48-$75k) in Virginia

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$32,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s conservation degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” 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 Virginia are $32,394.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Virginia

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$46,087 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full GMU Natural Resources Conservation Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $48-$75k)

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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