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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income Over $110k) in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
63 Degrees Awarded
$34,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking.

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 the New England region, there were 2,839 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,243 and $27,510 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 63 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the natural resources conservation program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income Over $110k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k. University of Maine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMaine Natural Resources Conservation Report

#2

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s conservation students in 2019-2020.

Yale did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Yale Natural Resources Conservation Report

#3

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #3 spot on the list. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s conservation degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVM, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UVM are $33,326.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at University of Vermont

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is located in Durham, New Hampshire and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

UNH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNH are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at UNH

#5

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k. University of Massachusetts Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Natural Resources Conservation Report

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Massachusetts - 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 also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at UMass Boston

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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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