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2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
42 Degrees Awarded
$23,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Natural Resources & Conservation is the 26th most popular major in the country with 30,341 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, natural resources and conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,196 and had an average of $25,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,830 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,070 and $31,094 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 42 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources and conservation. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resources and conservation programs, but they also 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 natural resources and conservation program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality
$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa
#3 in overall quality
$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Iowa State University is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 6 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948.

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#3

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska
#4 in overall quality
$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UNL is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 13 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513.

Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Natural Resources & Conservation Report

#4

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri
#5 in overall quality
$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #4 spot on the list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States 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 University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193.

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#5

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#2 in overall quality
$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. South Dakota State is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 7 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#6 in overall quality
$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Kansas State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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