2021 Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
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Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking, we looked at 30 colleges that offer a bachelor's in conservation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resources conservation programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the natural resources conservation program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying conservation.
Top 10 Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of California - Berkeley tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Far Western US Region that are best for non-traditional natural resources conservation students. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UC Berkeley is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 26,398 students take at least one class online at UC Berkeley. About 4,099 of the students at UC Berkeley are attending part time.
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San Jose State University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best natural resources conservation schools for non-traditional students. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose. San Jose State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Far Western US Region list.
About 0.9% of San Jose State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,939 students at San Jose State that take at least one class online. 9,800 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of California - Santa Barbara as the #3 school in this year's rankings. UCSB is a very large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara. UCSB also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Far Western US Region rankings.
About 0.5% of UCSB students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,596 students take at least one class online at UCSB. 880 of UCSB students are attending part time.
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University of California - Davis earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis. UC Davis not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Far Western US Region list.
The student loan default rate at UC Davis is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,892 students at UC Davis that take at least one class online. 1,668 students are part time.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population. UW Seattle not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Far Western US Region list.
About 0.7% of UW Seattle students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,815 students at UW Seattle that take at least one class online. There are roughly 9,705 part time students in attendance at UW Seattle.
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Oregon State University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best natural resources conservation schools for non-traditional students. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. 10,888 students at Oregon State are exclusively online. About 10,920 of the students at Oregon State are attending part time.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Los Angeles. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles. UCLA not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Far Western US Region list.
About 0.7% of UCLA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 25,859 students at UCLA that take at least one class online. 2,161 students are part time.
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University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best natural resources conservation schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a fairly large student population. UC Santa Cruz also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Far Western US Region rankings.
About 1.3% of UC Santa Cruz students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,400 students at UC Santa Cruz that take at least one class online. There are roughly 837 part time students in attendance at UC Santa Cruz.
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University of Southern California landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best natural resources conservation schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. USC also made our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #6.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 15,291 students at USC that take at least one class online. About 6,687 of the students at USC are attending part time.
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University of San Francisco landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best natural resources conservation schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. USFCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the Far Western US Region list.
The student loan default rate at USFCA is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,220 students take at least one class online at USFCA. 2,299 of USFCA students are attending part time.
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