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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
57 Degrees Awarded
$26,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

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 Vallue Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 the Southwest region, there were 1,872 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,633 and $25,772 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 57 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resources conservation. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great natural resources conservation programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the natural resources conservation 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 Vallue Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 doctorate’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree conservation students whose families make more than $110k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. UT Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 4 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Arlington, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s conservation degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s conservation degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation 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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#6

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Baylor University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936.

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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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