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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in California

4 Ranked Colleges
57 Degrees Awarded
$28,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in California

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Natural Resources Conservation is the 50th most popular major in the country with 22,202 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 California, there were 3,508 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,900 and $23,509 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 57 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Doctorate in California” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree conservation students.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in California

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 doctorate’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at University of California - Berkeley

#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in California list. University of California - Los Angeles is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 4 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCLA Natural Resources Conservation Report

#3

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #3 spot on the list. University of California - Santa Barbara is a public institution located in Santa Barbara, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSB also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of California - Santa Barbara

#4

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Cruz. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in California. Santa Cruz, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s conservation degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UC Santa Cruz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Santa Cruz are $28,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of California - Santa Cruz

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in California list. University of California - Riverside is a large public school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 2 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCR, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Riverside are $28,686.

Full University of California - Riverside Natural Resources Conservation Report

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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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