25 Most Popular Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Programs

In 2017-2018, 414 students received their doctor’s degree in natural resources conservation from an American university. Ranked in order of popularity, here are the colleges with the largest programs in the field:

These are the average costs for graduate students attending UC Berkeley.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of California - Berkeley

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,502	$26,604
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,668	$2,668
Part-Time per Credit Hour	Not Reported	Not Reported

Across all programs, there were 4,694 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 3,148 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,546 were classified as research assistants.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Duke.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Duke University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$51,480	$51,480
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,137	$1,137
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$2,990	$2,990

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 1,598. Of that number, 715 were classified as teaching assistants, and 883 were classified as research assistants.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at GMU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at George Mason University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,228	$30,932
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,252	$3,252
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$603	$1,424

There were 1,385 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 713 were classified as teaching assistants, and 587 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at Arizona can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Arizona

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,486	$31,463
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,262	$1,262
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$820	$1,746

In a typical year, there are 2,743 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 1,867 were classified as teaching assistants, and 875 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Louisiana State University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$9,132	$9,132
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,315	$20,250
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$515	$1,166

The school reported having 2,163 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 888 were classified as teaching assistants, and 896 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Texas A&M.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Texas A&M University - College Station

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$5,941	$16,461
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,124	$3,124
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$272	$710

In 2017-2018, Texas A&M reported having 3,644 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 1,938 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,375 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Wisconsin.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$10,728	$24,054
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,260	$1,260
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$670	$1,503

In a typical year, there are 5,003 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 2,223 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,666 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Mississippi State.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Mississippi State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$8,208	$22,248
Fees for Full-Time Students	$110	$110
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$462	$1,242

There were 1,152 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 448 were classified as teaching assistants, and 549 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending University of Virginia.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$15,552	$26,048
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,720	$3,402
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$866	$1,434

Across all programs, there were 1,641 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 740 were classified as teaching assistants, and 901 were classified as research assistants.

Graduate students at U of NH can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$13,840	$27,130
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,033	$2,033
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$770	$1,225

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 701. Of that number, 463 were classified as teaching assistants, and 238 were classified as research assistants.

Graduate students at Wazzu can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Washington State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,224	$24,656
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,575	$1,575
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$589	$1,261

The school reported having 1,766 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 924 were classified as teaching assistants, and 776 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at UW Seattle.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$15,207	$27,255
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,065	$1,065
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$724	$1,298

In 2017-2018, UW Seattle reported having 2,670 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 1,017 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,574 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending MSU Bozeman.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Montana State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$4,941	$16,805
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,437	$1,653
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$388	$1,096

In 2017-2018, MSU Bozeman reported having 749 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 428 were classified as teaching assistants, and 321 were classified as research assistants.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending UT Knoxville.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,244	$29,432
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,840	$2,070
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$626	$1,637

The school reported having 2,653 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,439 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,170 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Stanford.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Stanford University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$48,987	$48,987
Fees for Full-Time Students	$630	$630
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,089	$1,089

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 3,422. Of that number, 1,114 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,308 were classified as research assistants.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$9,943	$27,154
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,986	$1,986
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$552	$1,509

Across all programs, there were 3,438 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,162 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,276 were classified as research assistants.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Cornell.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Cornell University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$29,500	$29,500
Fees for Full-Time Students	$85	$85
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,410	$1,410

There were 2,579 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 1,486 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,093 were classified as research assistants.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending University of California - Merced.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of California - Merced

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,502	$26,604
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,765	$1,765
Part-Time per Credit Hour	Not Reported	Not Reported

In a typical year, there are 557 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 467 were classified as teaching assistants, and 90 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending UMN Twin Cities.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$16,728	$25,884
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,504	$1,504
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,394	$2,157

In a typical year, there are 5,560 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 2,063 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,316 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at U of Delaware can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Delaware

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$31,860	$31,860
Fees for Full-Time Students	$792	$792
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,770	$1,770

Across all programs, there were 1,712 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 599 were classified as teaching assistants, and 869 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending U Miami.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Miami

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$35,280	$35,280
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,052	$1,052
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,960	$1,960

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 1,256. Of that number, 442 were classified as teaching assistants, and 766 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending UCSB.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of California - Santa Barbara

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,502	$26,604
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,067	$2,067
Part-Time per Credit Hour	Not Reported	Not Reported

There were 2,045 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 1,409 were classified as teaching assistants, and 636 were classified as research assistants.

Graduate students at UPR - RP can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$2,431	$6,628
Fees for Full-Time Students	$144	$144
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$143	$343

In 2017-2018, UPR - RP reported having 11 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 11 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Jackson State.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Jackson State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$7,501	$7,501
Fees for Full-Time Students	$120	$10,813
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$417	$1,011

The school reported having 94 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 12 were classified as teaching assistants, and 44 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending ASU - Tempe.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Arizona State University - Tempe

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,240	$24,320
Fees for Full-Time Students	$698	$698
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$784	$1,216

The school reported having 3,360 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 2,350 were classified as teaching assistants, and 982 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

A note on these rankings: The colleges above are ranked by the number of graduates in the program meaning the largest programs are at the top. While program popularity does not necessarily indicate quality, it does mean that many students are successfully graduating from the program, thus, making them worthwhile programs to consider.

References

National Center for Education Statistics
Image Credit: By Lynn Betts under Photo by Lynn Betts, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service