2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $75-$110k) in District of Columbia

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 Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 District of Columbia, there were 87 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,950 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 37 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources conservation. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great natural resources conservation programs and 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 Master’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 Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k.

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

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$64,493 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 9 masters’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at George Washington University

#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$57,318 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 28 degrees to qualified masters’s conservation students in 2019-2020.

The American University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at The American University

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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.

Credits

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

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