2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $75-$110k) in Massachusetts

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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 Massachusetts, there were 1,083 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,143 and $22,362 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,213 and $99,210 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts doctor’s degree conservation students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $75-$110k) in Massachusetts

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$32,341 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #1 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 9 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341.

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#2

University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$36,485 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #2 spot on the list. UMass Boston is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Doctor’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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