2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (Income $75-$110k) in North Dakota

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 Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 North Dakota, there were 74 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,900 and $24,250 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,960 and $29,702 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resources and conservation programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the natural resources and 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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The natural resources & conservation school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (Income $75-$110k) in North Dakota

#1

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$11,589 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 10 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (Income $75-$110k)

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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