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2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Plains States Region

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Natural Resources Conservation is the 49th most popular major in the country with 22,254 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, natural resources conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,963 and had an average of $23,098 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,362 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,125 and $24,828 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,829 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources conservation. That schools that top this list have a program in natural resources conservation in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Plains States Region

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

Top 7 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Plains States Region

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South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Plains States Region. South Dakota State University is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at South Dakota State University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UNL Natural Resources Conservation Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Mizzou Natural Resources Conservation Report

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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 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Plains States Region. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 10 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at UMN Twin Cities

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State University is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 4 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Iowa State

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

Kansas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Plains States Region list. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Kansas State University Natural Resources Conservation Report

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University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota

University of North Dakota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s conservation students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at UND

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