2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in natural resources conservation. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great natural resources conservation programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the natural resources conservation program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon doctor’s degree conservation students.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in Oregon

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon. Oregon State is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Oregon State

#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Oregon is located in Eugene, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UO, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at UO

#2

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$23,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon. Portland State University is a public institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Portland State University, the school also landed 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Portland State University Natural Resources Conservation 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.

Credits

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

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