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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Washington” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Washington, there were 720 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,005 and $21,731 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 91 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,852 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Washington” ranking, we looked at 5 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.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Washington”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
The colleges and universities below are the best for washington master’s degree conservation students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Evergreen State College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Washington. Evergreen is a small school located in Olympia, Washington that handed out 25 masters’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Full The Evergreen State College Natural Resources Conservation Report
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bellingham, Washington, and it awarded 20 masters’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Washington list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school awarded 33 degrees to qualified masters’s conservation students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.
Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Natural Resources Conservation Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Washington list. This fairly large school is located in Ellensburg, Washington, and it awarded 6 masters’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Central Washington University
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Wazzu is a public institution located in Pullman, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s 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%.
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