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2022 Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k

7 Ranked Colleges
146 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Master's in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $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 Pennsylvania, there were 809 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,473 and $25,440 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 146 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 7 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.

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 Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income Over $110k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized school located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania that handed out 20 masters’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

SRU also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SRU are $17,652.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

#2

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s conservation students in 2019-2020.

Ship also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania are $16,830, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

#3

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Point Park University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k list. Point Park University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 masters’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Point Park not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Point Park University are $17,748.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Point Park

#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #4 spot on the list. UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 86 masters’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

UPenn also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at University of Pennsylvania

#5

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Duquesne University landed the #5 spot on the list. Duquesne University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 9 masters’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Duquesne not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duquesne University are $24,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Duquesne University Natural Resources Conservation Report

#6

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #6, Drexel University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k list. Drexel University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3 masters’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel also took the #0 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Drexel University

#7

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Villanova University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k list. Villanova, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s conservation degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Villanova, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova are $20,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Villanova 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.

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

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