2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $30-$48k) in Oregon

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Natural Resources Conservation is the 50th most popular major in the country with 22,202 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, natural resources conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,654 and had an average of $25,969 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oregon, there were 485 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,267 and $24,310 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources conservation. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resources conservation 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 program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The conservation school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $30-$48k) in Oregon

#1

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$23,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Portland State University is a large school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 5 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Portland State University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Portland State University

#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k. UO is a large school located in Eugene, Oregon that handed out 1 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UO also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991.

Full University of Oregon Natural Resources Conservation Report

#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s conservation students in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Oregon State Natural Resources Conservation Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $30-$48k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts.

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