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2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
92 Degrees Awarded
$25,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 92 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resources/conservation, general. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great natural resources/conservation, general programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the natural resources/conservation, general program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Master’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 Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’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 Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of California - Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 masters’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees to qualified students.

UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Fairbanks, Alaska, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s natural resources/conservation, general students in 2019-2020.

UAF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAF are $24,287, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UAF Natural Resources/Conservation, General Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of California - Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Wazzu is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 2 masters’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $48-$75k list, Wazzu has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Reno. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Nevada - Reno is a large school located in Reno, Nevada that handed out 7 masters’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR also took the #5 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971.

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#6

Humboldt State University

Arcata, California
#4 in overall quality

Humboldt State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Humboldt State University is a medium-sized school located in Arcata, California that handed out 33 masters’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students whose families make $48-$75k list, Humboldt State University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Humboldt State University are $18,802, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Humboldt State University 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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