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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resource Management in the Far Western US Region

8 Ranked Colleges
81 Degrees Awarded
$43,525 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 2,933 people earned their degree in natural resource management, making the major the 178th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, natural resource management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,190 and had an average of $25,062 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 528 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,596 and $24,691 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 81 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in natural resource management. That schools that top this list have a program in natural resource management in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Far Western US Region”.

Top 8 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resource Management in the Far Western US Region

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Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school awarded 45 degrees to qualified masters’s resource management students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Oregon State

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at UH Manoa

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Portland State University
Portland, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Far Western US Region. Portland State University is a large public school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 11 masters’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.

Read more about Natural Resource Management at Portland State University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Cruz. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s resource management degrees to qualified students.

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 Natural Resource Management at UC Santa Cruz

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Monterey Bay. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Far Western US Region. California State University - Monterey Bay is a medium-sized school located in Seaside, California that handed out 1 masters’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full California State University - Monterey Bay Natural Resource Management Report

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Humboldt State University
Arcata, California

Humboldt State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Far Western US Region list. Humboldt State University is a public institution located in Arcata, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Humboldt State University Natural Resource Management Report

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Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington

Central Washington University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. CWU is a public institution located in Ellensburg, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Natural Resource Management at CWU

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 0 masters’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.

Read more about Natural Resource Management at UW Seattle

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