2024 Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Natural Resources Conservation is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #58 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of natural resources conservation. Combined, these schools handed out 94 doctor's degrees in natural resources conservation to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Natural Resources Conservation School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of natural resources conservation for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality conservation program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on natural resources conservation students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other natural resources conservation students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt natural resources conservation students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized natural resources conservation related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for natural resources conservation students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Natural Resources Conservation in the Far Western US Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in natural resources conservation.

10 Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Doctorate in Conservation

1

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

44 Annual Graduates

$64,496 Median Starting Salary

University of California - Berkeley is a great decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in natural resources conservation. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population.

Doctorate recipients from the natural resources conservation program at University of California - Berkeley make $8,084 above the average college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

More information about a doctorate in natural resources conservation from University of California - Berkeley

2

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

3 Annual Graduates

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a good option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in natural resources conservation. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle.More information about a doctorate in natural resources conservation from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

3

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

3 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of California - Los Angeles if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in natural resources conservation. UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a doctorate in natural resources conservation from University of California - Los Angeles

4

University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

3 Annual Graduates

University of California - Santa Barbara is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in natural resources conservation. UCSB is a very large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.More information about a doctorate in natural resources conservation from University of California - Santa Barbara

5

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

4 Annual Graduates

Wazzu is a very large public university located in the distant town of Pullman.More information about a doctorate in natural resources conservation from Washington State University

6

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

3 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in natural resources conservation from Oregon State University

7

University of California - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

8 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in natural resources conservation from University of California - Santa Cruz

7

University of California - Riverside
Riverside, CA

1 Annual Graduates

UCR is a very large public university located in the large city of Riverside.More information about a doctorate in natural resources conservation from University of California - Riverside

8

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

1 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in natural resources conservation from University of Oregon

9

Portland State University
Portland, OR

8 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in natural resources conservation from Portland State University

Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resources conservation schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	180	74
Washington	122	7
Oregon	107	13
Nevada	84	0
Alaska	19	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Conservation

Natural Resources Conservation is one of 5 different types of Natural Resources & Conservation programs to choose from.

Conservation Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Environmental Studies	51
Environmental Science	21
Natural Resources Conservation & Research, Other	18
Natural Resources/Conservation, General	4

Majors Similar to Conservation

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Forestry	26
Wildlife Management	9
Natural Resource Management	2
Fisheries Sciences	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts. More about our data sources and methodologies.