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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 York, there were 1,526 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,346 and $19,714 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,095 and $123,917 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid.

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

#1

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse, New York

#2 in overall quality

$24,990 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

ESF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ESF are $24,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at ESF

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

#1 in overall quality

$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cornell University is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.

Cornell also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Cornell 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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