2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

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In 2019-2020, 30,341 people earned their degree in natural resources and conservation, making the major the 26th most popular in the United States. 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 District of Columbia, there were 93 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,950 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 43 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources and conservation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resources and conservation programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree natural resources & conservation students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 9 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia master’s degree natural resources & conservation students whose families make $0-$30k list, GWU has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at GWU

#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 28 degrees to qualified masters’s natural resources and conservation students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia master’s degree natural resources & conservation students whose families make $0-$30k list, The American University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524.

Read more about 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.

Credits

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

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