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2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor's in Oregon 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 has developed its “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 22,202 people earned their degree in natural resources conservation, making the major the 50th most popular in the United States. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 417 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $48-$75k) in Oregon

#1

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Oregon is a large public school situated in Eugene, Oregon. It awarded 133 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UO, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Oregon is $15,109 for oregon bachelor’s degree conservation students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at UO

#2

Southern Oregon University

Ashland, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Oregon University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $48-$75k list. Southern Oregon University is a medium-sized public school situated in Ashland, Oregon. It awarded 28 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Oregon University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Oregon University is $10,562 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Conservation students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Southern Oregon University

#3

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Portland State University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Portland State University is $13,599 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Conservation students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Portland State University

#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Oregon State University is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 93 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Oregon State is $20,346 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Conservation students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Oregon State

#5

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, Oregon

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis & Clark College landed the #5 spot on the list. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 18 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Lewis and Clark College also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Lewis & Clark College is $28,535 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Conservation students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Lewis & Clark College

#6

Willamette University

Salem, Oregon

Willamette University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Willamette University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Salem, Oregon. It awarded 33 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Willamette also took the #5 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. It costs about $29,948 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Conservation students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Willamette.

The low student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Willamette University

#7

University of Portland

Portland, Oregon

University of Portland did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s conservation degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Portland, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. It costs about $32,916 for oregon bachelor’s degree conservation students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Portland.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at University of Portland

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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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