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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in Alaska

1 Ranked Colleges
9 Degrees Awarded
$24,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Alaska

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Alaska” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Alaska, there were 106 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

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.

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. 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 Alaska” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Alaska

The colleges and universities below are the best for alaska doctor’s degree natural resources & conservation students.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in Alaska

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Alaska list. UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.

UAF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alaska” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alaska Fairbanks are $24,287.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Alaska Fairbanks

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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%.

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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