by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Natural Resources & Conservation is the 25th most popular major in the country with 30,503 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, natural resources and conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,158 and had an average of $23,267 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 6,327 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,301 and $21,829 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,705 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 94 colleges that offered a degree in natural resources and conservation. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in natural resources and conservation.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Humboldt State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region. Humboldt State University is a public institution located in Arcata, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 298 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Humboldt State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Indian College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region list. Northwest Indian College is a small school located in Bellingham, Washington that handed out 15 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northwest Indian College Natural Resources & Conservation Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pitzer College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region. Pitzer College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Claremont, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Occidental College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region. Oxy is a small school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 32 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Out of the 94 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the #5 spot on the list. WWU is a fairly large school located in Bellingham, Washington that handed out 240 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Reed College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Reed College
Scripps College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Scripps College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Claremont, California. It awarded 17 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Willamette University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Salem, Oregon, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Willamette University Natural Resources & Conservation Report
University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this large public school awarded 377 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at UCSB
With a ranking of #10, Oregon State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 361 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region list. Santa Cruz, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 208 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Full University of California - Santa Cruz Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Chaminade University of Honolulu landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Chaminade University of Honolulu
California State University - Monterey Bay landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Seaside, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 73 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
University of California - Berkeley came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 488 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at University of California - Berkeley
University of California - Davis came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 355 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at University of California - Davis
University of Portland ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region list. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Portland
Linfield University - McMinnville Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #17. Linfield University - McMinnville Campus is located in McMinnville, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Linfield
University of Alaska Southeast ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region list. UAS is a small public school situated in Juneau, Alaska. It awarded 16 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
California State University - Channel Islands ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region list. Camarillo, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in San Luis Obispo, California, this large public school awarded 140 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Sierra Nevada College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Incline Village, Nevada, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lewis & Clark College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #22. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Full Lewis & Clark College Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Southern Oregon University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Ashland, Oregon, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Oregon University Natural Resources & Conservation Report
University of Redlands came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Redlands, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 36 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Redlands
Claremont McKenna College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #25. Claremont McKenna College is a small school located in Claremont, California that handed out 8 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Claremont McKenna College
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