2023 Best Value Natural Resources and Conservation, Other Schools

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Natural Resources and Conservation, Other Schools” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 151 people earned their degree in natural resources and conservation, other, making the major the 904th most popular in the United States.

For this year’s “Best Value Natural Resources and Conservation, Other Schools” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources and conservation, other. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resources and conservation, other programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the natural resources and conservation, other program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Natural Resources and Conservation, Other Schools

The colleges and universities below are the best for natural resources and conservation, other students.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation, Other

1

Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$21,508 Average Net Price

$43,202 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources and Conservation, Other Schools that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified ’s natural resources and conservation, other students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation, Other Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oregon State is $21,508 for Natural Resources and Conservation, Other students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation, Other at Oregon State

2

Northland College
Ashland, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$19,936 Average Net Price

$29,761 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources and Conservation, Other Schools that were part of this year’s ranking, Northland College landed the #2 spot on the list. Northland College is located in Ashland, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 ’s natural resources and conservation, other degrees to qualified students.

Northland not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation, Other Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Northland College is $19,936 for natural resources and conservation, other students.

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.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation, Other at Northland

Notes and References

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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts.