2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resource Management (Income $30-$48k) in California

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In 2019-2020, 2,905 people earned their degree in natural resource management, making the major the 176th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, natural resource management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,179 and had an average of $26,799 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 120 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,275 and $16,458 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in natural resource management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great natural resource management 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 natural resource management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resource Management (Income $30-$48k) in California

#1

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California

#1 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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of California - Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s resource management degrees to qualified students.

UC Santa Cruz also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Santa Cruz are $28,952.

Full UC Santa Cruz Natural Resource Management Report

#2

California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside, California

$18,081 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$46,087 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Monterey Bay. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. California State University - Monterey Bay is a public institution located in Seaside, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUMB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSUMB are $18,081, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Resource Management at California State University - Monterey Bay

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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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