2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy is the 362nd most popular major in the country with 1,581 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 255 environmental/natural resources management and policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 69 environmental/natural resources management and policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental/natural resources management and policy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great environmental/natural resources management and policy programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the environmental/natural resources management and policy program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The natural resources management and policy 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 Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree natural resources management and policy students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy in the Far Western US Region

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 masters’s natural resources management and policy degrees to qualified students.

Oregon State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy at Oregon State University

#2

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

#2 in overall quality

$34,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified masters’s natural resources management and policy students in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Report

#3

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California

#3 in overall quality

$28,952 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Cruz. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Santa Cruz, California, and it awarded 10 masters’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Santa Cruz, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Santa Cruz are $28,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Santa Cruz Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Brian M. Powell.

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