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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

4 Ranked Colleges
197 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 “Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,750 people earned their degree in natural resources/conservation, general, making the major the 240th most popular in the United States.

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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the natural resources/conservation, general program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. 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 $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General (Income $48-$75k) 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 $48-$75k list. Berkeley, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees to 94 students in 2019-2020.

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 $13,081 for far western us region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #2 spot on the list. UC Davis is a large public school situated in Davis, California. It awarded 58 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $13,578 for far western us region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UC Davis.

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 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%.

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#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 $48-$75k. Located in Fairbanks, Alaska, this medium-sized public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general students in 2019-2020.

UAF also took the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UAF is $10,729 for far western us region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#4

Skagit Valley College

Mount Vernon, Washington
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Skagit Valley College landed the #4 spot on the list. Skagit Valley College is a public institution located in Mount Vernon, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $48-$75k 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. It costs about $9,427 for far western us region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Skagit Valley College.

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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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