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2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

48 Colleges
$24,560 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,742 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree School for You

Natural Resources & Conservation is the #25 most popular major in the country with 30,503 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for natural resources and conservation students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the natural resources and conservation bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools

#2

Skagit Valley College

Mount Vernon, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Skagit Valley College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Skagit Valley College is a small public school located in the small city of Mount Vernon.

Skagit Valley College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,507 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at San Jose State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources and conservation schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jose State are $19,732 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Sacramento. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

Sac State undergraduate students pay an average of $19,272 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

SDSU undergraduate students pay an average of $20,016 in tuition and fees each year.

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California State University - East Bay did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for natural resources and conservation students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Hayward.

Cal State East Bay undergraduate students pay an average of $18,875 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA

Sonoma State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Rohnert Park, SSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SSU are $19,868 per year.

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California State University - Long Beach ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

CSULB undergraduate students pay an average of $18,726 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #9, San Francisco State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

SFSU undergraduate students pay an average of $19,184 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, California State University - San Marcos did quite well on this year’s best value schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. CSUSM is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

CSUSM undergraduate students pay an average of $19,607 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resources and conservation schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 3,928
Washington 835
Oregon 1,001
Hawaii 129
Nevada 107
Alaska 68

Natural Resources & Conservation Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 22,254
Natural Resource Management 2,933
Wildlife Management 2,449
Forestry 2,233
Fisheries Sciences 483
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 151

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 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 Lynn Betts.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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