2023 Most Well Attended Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s

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Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management is the 784th most popular major in the country with 269 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 48 water, wetlands, and marine resources management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 water, wetlands, and marine resources management graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in water, wetlands, and marine resources management. To top this list, a school must have a successful water, wetlands, and marine resources management program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Well Attended Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management in the Far Western US Region

1

Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s water, wetlands, and marine resources management students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management at Oregon State

2

California State University - Monterey Bay
Seaside, California

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Monterey Bay landed the #2 spot on the list. California State University - Monterey Bay is a medium-sized public school situated in Seaside, California. It awarded 1 masters’s water, wetlands, and marine resources management degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full CSUMB Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management Report

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.