2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region 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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,750 people earned their degree in natural resources/conservation, general, making the major the 240th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 258 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in natural resources/conservation, general. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resources/conservation, general programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the natural resources/conservation, general program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$17,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $48-$75k list, Texas State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas State University Natural Resources/Conservation, General Report

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General (Income $48-$75k)

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 Lynn Betts.

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