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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Idaho, there were 143 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,000 and $28,025 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 29 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,676 and $37,720 respectively.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $75-$110k) in Idaho

#1

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$29,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$56,415 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified masters’s conservation students in 2019-2020.

U of I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Idaho

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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.

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

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