2022 Best Value Hydrology and Water Resources Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Hydrology and Water Resources Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 231 people earned their degree in hydrology and water resources science, making the major the 811th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 25 hydrology and water resources science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 hydrology and water resources science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality hydrology and water resources science 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 hydrology and water resources science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The hydrology and water resources science 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 Hydrology and Water Resources Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Hydrology and Water Resources Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree hydrology and water resources science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Hydrology & Water Resources Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Hydrology and Water Resources Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 1 doctorate’s hydrology and water resources science degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Hydrology & Water Resources Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Hydrology & Water Resources Science at UMN Twin Cities

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Hydrology & Water Resources Science (Income $30-$48k)

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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