by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Oklahoma” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 22,254 people earned their degree in natural resources conservation, making the major the 49th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, natural resources conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,963 and had an average of $23,098 in loans still to pay off.
Across Oklahoma, there were 161 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,317 and $22,108 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 77 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,150 and $25,612 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Oklahoma” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resources conservation. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their natural resources conservation program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Oklahoma”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for oklahoma bachelor’s degree conservation students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Oklahoma that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Oklahoma State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public institution located in Durant, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Southeastern Oklahoma State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Oklahoma. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Natural Resources Conservation Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Tulsa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Oklahoma list. University of Tulsa is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 4 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Full University of Tulsa Natural Resources Conservation Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Oklahoma. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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