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2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

4 Ranked Colleges
197 Degrees Awarded
$8,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Natural Resources/Conservation, General is the 240th most popular major in the country with 2,750 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 451 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 197 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in natural resources/conservation, general. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resources/conservation, general programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the natural resources/conservation, general 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.

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Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of California - Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 94 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees to qualified students.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Berkeley is $9,130 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources/Conservation, General students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Natural Resources/Conservation, General at University of California - Berkeley

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also made our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $10,769 for far western us region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UC Davis.

The low student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of California - Davis Natural Resources/Conservation, General Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Fairbanks, Alaska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAF, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $7,341 for far western us region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Full University of Alaska Fairbanks Natural Resources/Conservation, General Report

#4

Skagit Valley College

Mount Vernon, Washington
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Skagit Valley College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Mount Vernon, Washington, this small public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $30-$48k list, Skagit Valley College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Skagit Valley College is $6,853 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Resources/Conservation, General students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Skagit Valley College Natural Resources/Conservation, General 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

  • *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.

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