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2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

7 Ranked Colleges
71 Degrees Awarded
$35,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 30,341 people earned their degree in natural resources and conservation, making the major the 26th most popular in the United States. 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 the New England region, there were 3,296 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,241 and $27,211 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 71 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources and conservation. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great natural resources and conservation programs and cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality
$44,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality
$32,341 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 9 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also took the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341.

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#3

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#5 in overall quality
$28,352 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maine are $28,352.

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#4

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#4 in overall quality
$33,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UVM is a fairly large public school situated in Burlington, Vermont. It awarded 8 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UVM also made our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Vermont are $33,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

Durham, New Hampshire
#2 in overall quality
$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Durham, New Hampshire. It awarded 12 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNH are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality
$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UCONN also made our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality
$36,485 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UMass Boston is a fairly large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 4 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston also took the #6 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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