2021 Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Oregon
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439Bachelor's Degrees
$37,237Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 439 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, natural resources conservation is the #15 most popular major in Oregon. This means that of the 17,179 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.6% were from a college or university in the state.
For this year's Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Oregon ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a bachelor's in conservation. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great natural resources conservation programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the natural resources conservation program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 the Best Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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Featured Natural Resources Conservation Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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Oregon State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's natural resources conservation ranking for non-traditional students. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in Oregon ranking.
The student loan default rate at Oregon State is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. 10,888 of Oregon State students are exclusively distance learners. 10,920 students are part time.
Portland State University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best natural resources conservation schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a very large student population. Portland State University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in Oregon list.
About 1.5% of Portland State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,103 students take at least one class online at Portland State University. 8,440 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Oregon as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a fairly large student population. UO also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in Oregon rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. There are approximately 8,819 students at UO that take at least one class online. About 1,683 of the students at UO are attending part time.
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Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Conservation
One of 5 majors within the Natural Resources & Conservation area of study, Natural Resources Conservation has other similar majors worth exploring.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 3 schools only.
References
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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With 439 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, natural resources conservation is the #15 most popular major in Oregon. This means that of the 17,179 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.6% were from a college or university in the state.
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