by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Conservation Major in Arizona for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that 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 Arizona, there were 740 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,206 and $24,734 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 38 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,286 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Conservation Major in Arizona for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resources conservation. To top this list, a school must have a successful natural resources conservation program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The conservation school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Conservation Major in Arizona for a Doctorate”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Conservation Major in Arizona for a Doctorate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Conservation Major in Arizona for a Doctorate list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 21 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full University of Arizona Natural Resources Conservation Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Conservation Major in Arizona for a Doctorate. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 17 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Arizona State University - Tempe Natural Resources Conservation Report
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