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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resource Management (Income $48-$75k)

11 Ranked Colleges
44 Degrees Awarded
$30,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Natural Resource Management is the 176th most popular major in the country with 2,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, natural resource management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,179 and had an average of $26,799 in loans still to pay off.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 44 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in natural resource management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resource management programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the natural resource management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree resource management students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resource Management (Income $48-$75k)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. U-M is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 5 doctorate’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also made our “Best Natural Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s resource management degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

WVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full WVU Natural Resource Management Report

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #8 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

Read more about Natural Resource Management at Texas Tech

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #4 spot on the list. USU is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 2 doctorate’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

USU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598.

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#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s resource management degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

U of I not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Resource Management at University of Idaho

#6

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Maine did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s resource management degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree resource management students whose families make $48-$75k list, UMaine has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Natural Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maine are $28,352, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMaine Natural Resource Management Report

#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a fairly large public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 1 doctorate’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UH Manoa Natural Resource Management Report

#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

Michigan State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. Michigan State is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 8 doctorate’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#11 in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree resource management students whose families make $48-$75k list, UWM has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Natural Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Resource Management at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

#10

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

University of Connecticut ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Connecticut is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree resource management students whose families make $48-$75k list, UCONN has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Natural Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCONN Natural Resource Management Report

#3 in overall quality

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s resource management degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

ESF also made our “Best Natural Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry are $24,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Resource Management at ESF

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.

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