2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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In 2019-2020, 1,581 people earned their degree in environmental/natural resources management and policy, making the major the 362nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 251 environmental/natural resources management and policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 environmental/natural resources management and policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in environmental/natural resources management and policy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great environmental/natural resources management and policy programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the environmental/natural resources management and policy program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Utah State University

Logan, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$22,598 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s natural resources management and policy students in 2019-2020.

USU also made our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Utah State University Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Report

#2

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$29,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Idaho is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 6 doctorate’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U of I are $29,112.

Read full report on Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy at University of Idaho

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy (Income $30-$48k)

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 Brian M. Powell.

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