by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Louisiana” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 30,503 people earned their degree in natural resources and conservation, making the major the 25th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, natural resources and conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,158 and had an average of $23,267 in loans still to pay off.
Across Louisiana, there were 212 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,568 and $24,330 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,076 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Louisiana” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources and conservation. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their natural resources and conservation program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Louisiana” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Louisiana”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern University and A & M College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern University and A & M College Natural Resources & Conservation Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Louisiana list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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