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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the New England Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
63 Degrees Awarded
$34,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that 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 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 Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in natural resources conservation. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resources conservation programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #1 spot on the 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.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree conservation students with aid list, Yale has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Yale Natural Resources Conservation Report

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Orono, Maine 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.

UMaine also took the #5 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at University of Maine

#3

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Vermont is a fairly large public school situated in Burlington, Vermont. It awarded 8 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UVM also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Vermont are $33,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at UVM

#4

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s conservation degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree conservation students with aid list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #3 rank 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 UMass Amherst are $32,341.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at UMass Amherst

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid 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 took the #6 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Boston are $36,485, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Massachusetts - Boston Natural Resources Conservation Report

#2 in overall quality

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 12 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH also took the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at UNH

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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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