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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General in the Far Western US Region

4 Ranked Colleges
197 Degrees Awarded
$12,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region

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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” 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.

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 Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General in the Far Western US Region

#1

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Skagit Valley College landed the #1 spot on the list. Skagit Valley College is located in Mount Vernon, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees to qualified students.

Skagit Valley College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Skagit Valley College is $7,963 for far western us region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students.

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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 #2 for the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. UAF is a medium-sized school located in Fairbanks, Alaska that handed out 11 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

UAF also made our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $10,333 for far western us region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students per year to attend UAF.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Davis, California, this large public school handed out 58 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also took the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Davis is $14,669 for far western us region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students.

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 student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. UC 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 $15,329 for far western us region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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%.

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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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