2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Plains States Region
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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 the Plains States region, there were 1,352 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,043 and $33,930 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 35 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 5 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region.
Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Plains States Region
Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. South Dakota State is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 3 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
South Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 doctorate’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 3 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s conservation students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
Mizzou also took the #5 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Kansas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s conservation students in 2019-2020.
K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115.
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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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