2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 30,341 people earned their degree in natural resources and conservation, making the major the 26th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, natural resources and conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,196 and had an average of $25,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oregon, there were 942 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,986 and $26,690 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resources and conservation. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resources and conservation programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the natural resources and conservation program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon doctor’s degree natural resources & conservation students.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in Oregon

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon list. Oregon State is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 26 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Oregon State

#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #2 spot on the list. UO is a large school located in Eugene, Oregon that handed out 1 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UO, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oregon are $29,991, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at UO

#2

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$23,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Portland State University also made our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Portland State University

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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.

Credits

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

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