2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Southeast region, there were 3,933 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,080 and $22,811 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 66 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree conservation students.
Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
Mississippi State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State are $23,950, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full Mississippi State Natural Resources Conservation Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tennessee Technological University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. This fairly large school is located in Cookeville, Tennessee, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
Tennessee Tech University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tennessee Technological University are $20,498, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full Tennessee Technological University Natural Resources Conservation Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #3 spot on the list. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s conservation degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.
UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s conservation students in 2019-2020.
NC State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
Louisiana State University also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #6, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at University of Virginia
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 2 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Knoxville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
George Mason University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full George Mason University Natural Resources Conservation Report
With a ranking of #9, Duke University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
Duke did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Miami landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at U Miami, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220.
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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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