2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in New Jersey (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 New Jersey, there were 328 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,660 and $22,166 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,871 and $95,555 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources and conservation. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great natural resources and conservation programs and 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 and conservation program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey doctor’s degree natural resources & conservation students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in New Jersey (With Aid)

#1

Rutgers University - Newark

Newark, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$32,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Newark landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Newark, New Jersey, this fairly large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s natural resources and conservation students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers Newark, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - Newark are $32,112.

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#2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 3 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (With Aid)

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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