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2023 Most Popular Colleges for Ecology in the Far Western US Region

7 Ranked Colleges
169 Degrees Awarded
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Most Well Attended Ecology Major in the Far Western US Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Ecology Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Ecology is the 416th most popular major in the country with 1,060 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 169 ecology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Ecology Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in ecology. To top this list, a school must have a successful ecology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Ecology Major in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region ecology students.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Ecology Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - Santa Cruz is a fairly large school located in Santa Cruz, California that handed out 71 ’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Ecology at University of California - Santa Cruz

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Ecology Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #2 spot on the list. University of California - Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UC Davis Ecology Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Ecology Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 30 ’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Ecology at University of California - Los Angeles

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Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Ecology Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #4 spot on the list. CWU is a public institution located in Ellensburg, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Ecology at Central Washington University

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Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle Pacific University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Ecology Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified ’s ecology students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Ecology at Seattle Pacific University

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University of California - Riverside ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Ecology Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Riverside, California, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified ’s ecology students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of California - Riverside Ecology Report

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San Diego State University
San Diego, California

San Diego State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Ecology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. SDSU is a public institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full SDSU Ecology Report

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