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2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

28 Colleges
$15,780 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,742 Avg Salary

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

Natural Resources & Conservation is the #24 most popular major in California with 3,928 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in California 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.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

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

Our analysis found San Jose State University to be the best value school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in California. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.

San Jose State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,852 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at San Jose State University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - Sacramento is a great value for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Sac State are $7,392 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - East Bay is a great value for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward.

Cal State East Bay undergraduate students pay an average of $6,995 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at California State University - East Bay Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSULB are $6,846 per year.

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#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SDSU are $8,136 per year.

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#6

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA

With a ranking of #6, Sonoma State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Rohnert Park, SSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

SSU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,988 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #7, 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SFSU are $7,304 a year.

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California State University - San Marcos 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 #8 on the list. CSUSM is a large public school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUSM are $7,727 per year.

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California State University - Monterey 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 #9 on the list. CSUMB is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Seaside.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSUMB are $7,218 a year.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at California State University - Monterey Bay Report

University of California - Berkeley ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

UC Berkeley undergraduate students pay an average of $14,226 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UC Berkeley excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list.

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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 25 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.

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