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2022 Best Value Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Other) (Income $0-$30k) in California

1 Ranked Colleges
4 Degrees Awarded
$9,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Conservation Schools in California For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Conservation Schools in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Natural Resources Conservation (Other) is the 327th most popular major in the country with 130 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, natural resources conservation (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $22,000 and had an average of $23,531 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 4 natural resources conservation (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,100 and $15,500 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resources conservation (other) programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the natural resources conservation (other) program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Conservation Schools in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Conservation Schools in California For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Other) (Income $0-$30k) in California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Conservation Schools in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. UC Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 ’s other conservation degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Davis, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation (Other) Schools in California” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Davis is $9,842 for California Other Conservation students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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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.

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