2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Great Lakes Region
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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 the Great Lakes region, there were 2,998 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,390 and $26,723 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region.
Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified doctorate’s conservation students in 2019-2020.
UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s conservation students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree conservation students list, Central Michigan has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan are $19,359.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Ball State University is a large school located in Muncie, Indiana that handed out 3 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
Ball State also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ball State University are $26,204.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s conservation students in 2019-2020.
UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083.
Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s conservation students in 2019-2020.
IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
Ohio State also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 5 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree conservation students list, U-M has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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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