by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 22,926 people earned their degree in natural resources conservation, making the major the 49th most popular in the United States. In , natural resources conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $34,389 and had an average of $23,454 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 4,908 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,341 and $22,555 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,772 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,948 and $20,385 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 92 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resources conservation. That schools that top this list have a program in natural resources conservation in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree conservation students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Indian College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s conservation students in 2021-2022.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Northwest Indian College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Humboldt State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region. Arcata, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s conservation degrees to 141 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Humboldt State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pitzer College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region list. Claremont, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s conservation degrees to 22 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Pitzer College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Occidental College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region list. Oxy is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Occidental College Natural Resources Conservation Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Washington University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 209 degrees to qualified bachelors’s conservation students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
Reed College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Reed College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 12 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Scripps College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Scripps College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Claremont, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Scripps College
Willamette University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region list. Salem, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s conservation degrees to 28 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of California - Santa Barbara is located in Santa Barbara, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 318 bachelors’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at University of California - Santa Barbara
University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Santa Cruz, California, this fairly large public school awarded 151 degrees to qualified bachelors’s conservation students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Chaminade University of Honolulu came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Chaminade University of Honolulu is a private not-for-profit institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate 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.
Full Chaminade University of Honolulu Natural Resources Conservation Report
California State University - Monterey Bay did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #12. Seaside, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s conservation degrees to 80 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full California State University - Monterey Bay Natural Resources Conservation Report
With a ranking of #13, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region list. UC Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 430 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at UC Berkeley
University of Portland came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Portland is a private not-for-profit institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at University of Portland
With a ranking of #15, Linfield University - McMinnville Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region list. Linfield is located in McMinnville, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Alaska Southeast landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Juneau, Alaska, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
California State University - Channel Islands did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #17. California State University - Channel Islands is located in Camarillo, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at California State University - Channel Islands
Lewis & Clark College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Lewis and Clark College is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad 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%.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Lewis and Clark College
University of California - Davis ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region list. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s conservation degrees to 227 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 UC Davis
Southern Oregon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #21. Ashland, Oregon is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s conservation degrees to 17 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 Southern Oregon University
Claremont McKenna College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Claremont McKenna College is located in Claremont, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Claremont McKenna College
University of Hawaii at Hilo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #23. Hilo, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s conservation degrees to 15 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Heritage University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Heritage University is located in Toppenish, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Heritage University
University of Redlands did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #25. Redlands, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s conservation degrees to 43 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 University of Redlands
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