2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (Income $0-$30k) in Washington

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Natural Resources & Conservation is the 26th most popular major in the country with 30,341 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, natural resources and conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,196 and had an average of $25,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across Washington, there were 976 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources and conservation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resources and 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 and 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (Income $0-$30k) in Washington

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.

Wazzu also took the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (Income $0-$30k)

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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