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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$16,485 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,625 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master'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.

The Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree 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 4 schools in Oregon to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for natural resources and conservation majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Our analysis found Oregon State University to be the best value school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Oregon. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

Oregon State graduate students pay an average of $15,569 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Oregon State is ranked #4 for overall quality for natural resources and conservation in Oregon.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Oregon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Located in the suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Southern Oregon University graduate students pay an average of $15,734 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a very large student population.

Portland State University graduate students pay an average of $16,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

#4

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a very large student population.

UO graduate students pay an average of $18,120 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Oregon Report

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 4 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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