2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

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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 District of Columbia, there were 87 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,950 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 46 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” 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.

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 Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $75-$110k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$29,282 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. George Washington University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The yearly cost to attend GWU is $29,282 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Conservation students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

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#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$37,117 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s conservation students in 2019-2020.

The American University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The American University is $37,117 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Conservation students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $75-$110k)

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts.

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