2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in North Dakota for a Doctorate

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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 North Dakota, there were 67 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,178 and $27,000 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,116 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in North Dakota for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources and conservation. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in natural resources and conservation.

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Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in North Dakota for a Doctorate

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

Top 2 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in North Dakota

1

North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fargo, North Dakota

#1 overall quality in North Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in North Dakota for a Doctorate list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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 more about Natural Resources & Conservation at North Dakota State University

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University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota

#2 overall quality in North Dakota

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in North Dakota for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at UND

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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.