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2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$31,233 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,596 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resource Management School for You

Natural Resource Management is the #137 most popular major in the country with 1,073 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for resource management students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Resource Management Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for resource management majors pursuing a .

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Natural Resource Management

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR
$31,579 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Oregon State University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for natural resource management students. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Oregon State are $31,579 a year.

Full Natural Resource Management at Oregon State University Report

$19,098 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Monterey Bay. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUMB is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Seaside.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUMB are $19,098 per year.

Full Natural Resource Management at California State University - Monterey Bay Report

$43,824 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Santa Cruz. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Santa Cruz.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Santa Cruz are $43,824 per year.

Full Natural Resource Management at University of California - Santa Cruz Report

$27,447 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland.

Portland State University undergraduate students pay an average of $27,447 in tuition and fees each year.

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$34,218 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Hawaii at Manoa helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resource management schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public college with a large student population.

UH Manoa undergraduate students pay an average of $34,218 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Natural Resource Management at University of Hawaii at Manoa Report

Best Natural Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resource management schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 8
Washington 0
Oregon 79
Hawaii 19

Natural Resource Management is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Resource Management

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 3,724
Forestry 486
Wildlife Management 323
Fisheries Sciences 106
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 32

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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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