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2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region

16 Ranked Colleges
94 Degrees Awarded
$56,413 Avg Salary
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region

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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 the Far Western US region, there were 4,884 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,341 and $20,861 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 94 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,423 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree 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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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree conservation students.

Top 16 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Far Western US Region

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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 44 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, 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 96%.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at UC Berkeley

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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Merced landed the #2 spot on the list. Merced, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s conservation degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of California - Merced

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Stanford University
Stanford, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Stanford, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s conservation students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Stanford University

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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #4 spot on the list. University of California - Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Cruz, California. It awarded 8 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of California - Santa Cruz

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Portland State University
Portland, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region. Portland State University is a large school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 8 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Portland State University

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Oregon Health & Science University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Portland, Oregon, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s conservation students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, 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.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at OHSU

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Washington State University
Pullman, Washington

Washington State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Wazzu is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 4 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Wazzu

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region list. Santa Barbara, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s conservation degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 California - Santa Barbara

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Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

With a ranking of #9, Oregon State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s conservation students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Oregon State University Natural Resources Conservation Report

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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s conservation students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at University of California - Los Angeles

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s conservation degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at UW Seattle

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University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

University of Oregon did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #12. UO is a large public school situated in Eugene, Oregon. It awarded 1 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at University of Oregon

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University of California - Riverside ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of California - Riverside

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University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Alaska Fairbanks is a medium-sized public school situated in Fairbanks, Alaska. It awarded 7 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of Alaska Fairbanks Natural Resources Conservation Report

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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University of California - Irvine came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 56 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at UC Irvine

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