2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,877 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,703 and $23,455 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 6 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.
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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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region.
Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cornell University is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
Cornell also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, 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 University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. University of Maryland - College Park is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 2 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s conservation degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
ESF also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry are $24,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UD is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 5 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
UD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UD are $35,192.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #5 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #6, Rutgers University - Newark did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers University - Newark is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Rutgers Newark also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - Newark are $32,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Drexel University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Drexel University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
Drexel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074.
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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%.
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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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