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2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$10,998 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,978 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resource Management School for You

In 2020-2021, 239 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural resource management students who went to a Oregon college or university. This makes it the #50 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in Oregon ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Oregon to see which programs offered the best value experiences for resource management students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in Oregon

Check out the resource management programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality in Natural Resource Management

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR
$12,188 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Oregon State University the best value school in Oregon for natural resource management students. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Oregon State are $12,188 a year. The average amount in student loans that resource management majors at Oregon State take out is $34,302.

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$9,807 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in Oregon list. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Portland State University are $9,807 a year.

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Best Value Natural Resource Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 128
Washington 29
Nevada 4
Hawaii 52

One of 5 majors within the area of study, natural resource management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 22,254
Wildlife Management 2,449
Forestry 2,233
Fisheries Sciences 483
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 151

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Brian M. Powell.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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