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2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$24,244 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,413 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor's Degree School for You

Natural Resources Conservation is the #49 most popular major in the country with 22,254 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for conservation students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for conservation majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Natural Resources Conservation

Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for natural resources conservation students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

South Dakota State graduate students pay an average of $16,917 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, South Dakota State is ranked #4 for overall quality for conservation in the Plains States Region .

Full Natural Resources Conservation at South Dakota State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 per year.

Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Iowa State University

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources conservation schools in the Plains States Region . UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 per year.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Missouri - Columbia

Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resources conservation colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 167
Minnesota 506
Kansas 123
Iowa 302
Nebraska 194
North Dakota 9
South Dakota 26

One of 5 majors within the area of study, natural resources conservation has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Conservation

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resource Management 2,933
Wildlife Management 2,449
Forestry 2,233
Fisheries Sciences 483
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 151

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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