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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$24,474 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,742 Avg Salary

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

Natural Resources & Conservation is the #13 most popular major in Oregon with 1,001 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Oregon ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Oregon 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon

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.

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Natural Resources & Conservation

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Oregon University the best value school in Oregon for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southern Oregon University are $9,357 a year.

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#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Out of the 6 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oregon State are $12,188 per year.

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly 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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#4

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

Out of the 6 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UO are $13,856 a year.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Oregon Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Willamette University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Willamette is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Salem.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Willamette are $44,234 per year.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Willamette University Report

#6

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR

With a ranking of #6, Lewis & Clark College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

Lewis and Clark College undergraduate students pay an average of $57,404 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
California 3,928
Washington 835
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 6 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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