2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Natural Resources Conservation is the 50th most popular major in the country with 22,202 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, natural resources conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,654 and had an average of $25,969 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 87 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,950 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 46 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources conservation. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resources conservation 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 resources conservation program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$17,924 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k. George Washington University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 22 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The estimated yearly cost for GWU is $17,924 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Conservation students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at George Washington University

#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$22,578 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k. The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The yearly cost to attend The American University is $22,578 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Conservation students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at The American University

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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

• *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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts.

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