2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

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Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy is the 362nd most popular major in the country with 1,581 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 Getting Aid” 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the environmental/natural resources management and policy program at the school. 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 Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid list. Utah State University is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 2 doctorate’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy at USU

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #2 spot on the list. U of I is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 6 doctorate’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of I are $29,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full U of I Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy (With Aid)

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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