2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in New York

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in New York” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 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” 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in New York

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

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

#1

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse, New York

#2 in overall quality

$24,990 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in New York. ESF is a small public school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 5 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ESF, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry are $24,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Natural Resources & Conservation Report

#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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cornell University is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 5 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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.

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

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