2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in North Carolina (With Aid)

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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 North Carolina, there were 1,005 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,313 and $22,163 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,103 and $114,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the natural resources conservation program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina doctor’s degree conservation students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in North Carolina (With Aid)

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #1 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 doctorate’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248.

Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Natural Resources Conservation Report

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid. North Carolina State University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

NC State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at NC State

#3

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s conservation students in 2019-2020.

Duke did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Duke Natural Resources Conservation Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (With Aid)

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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