2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Arizona” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Arizona, there were 957 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,470 and $24,969 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,933 and $83,266 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona” 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.

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 and conservation program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The natural resources & conservation school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in Arizona

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 13 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at ASU - Tempe

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

Full University of Arizona Natural Resources & Conservation Report

#3

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$19,489 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona list. NAU is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 6 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NAU are $19,489, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at NAU

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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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