2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (Income $48-$75k) in New Jersey

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 New Jersey, there were 328 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,660 and $22,166 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the natural resources and conservation program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey master’s degree natural resources & conservation students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (Income $48-$75k) in New Jersey

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #1 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 7 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132.

Full Rutgers New Brunswick Natural Resources & Conservation Report

#2

Stockton University

Galloway, New Jersey

$21,545 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stockton University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k list. Stockton University is a medium-sized school located in Galloway, New Jersey that handed out 6 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Stockton State also took the #0 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stockton State are $21,545, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Stockton State

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (Income $48-$75k)

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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