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

5 Ranked Colleges
42 Degrees Awarded
$22,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Texas” 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 Texas, there were 1,373 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 42 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Texas” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in Texas

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Natural Resources & Conservation Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s natural resources and conservation students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas Tech University Natural Resources & Conservation Report

#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Texas State

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #4 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas doctor’s degree natural resources & conservation students list, UT Arlington has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at The University of Texas at Arlington

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Texas. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s natural resources and conservation students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi also took the #5 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $15,683, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Texas A&M Corpus Christi

#6

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Baylor University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. Baylor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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.

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