2022 Best Value Other Conservation Schools for a Master’s

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Other Conservation Schools for a Master’s” ranking.

Natural Resources Conservation (Other) is the 327th most popular major in the country with 130 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, natural resources conservation (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $22,000 and had an average of $23,531 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 natural resources conservation (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Conservation Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in natural resources conservation (other). This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resources conservation (other) programs that also have a lower cost than 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 (other) program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Conservation Schools for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree other conservation students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Other)

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Conservation Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Oregon State University is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s other conservation degrees to qualified students.

Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation (Other) at Oregon State University

#2

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$38,728 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania State University - University Park. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Conservation Schools for a Master’s list.

Penn State University Park also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation (Other) at Penn State University Park

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts.

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