2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Minnesota

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Minnesota” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Minnesota, there were 667 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,199 and $23,730 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,414 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Minnesota” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources and conservation. That schools that top this list have a program in natural resources and conservation in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Minnesota”.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Minnesota”.

Top 2 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in Minnesota

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 overall quality in Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Minnesota list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified doctorate’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

University of Minnesota - Duluth
Duluth, Minnesota

#10 overall quality in Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Minnesota. University of Minnesota - Duluth is located in Duluth, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at UMN Duluth

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.