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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*
$49,771 Avg Salary

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

With 62 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, natural resources conservation is the #46 most popular major in Oregon.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for conservation 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. 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 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 conservation students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Oregon. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Oregon State are $15,569 a year.

Oregon State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon list.

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Out of the 4 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Oregon University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Southern Oregon University are $15,734 a year.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Southern Oregon University

The excellent master’s degree programs at Portland State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources conservation schools in Oregon. Located in the 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.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at Portland State University Report

#4

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Oregon is a great value for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UO are $18,120 a year.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at University of Oregon Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 495
Washington 98
Nevada 5
Hawaii 17
Alaska 2

Natural Resources Conservation is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resource Management 1,073
Forestry 486
Wildlife Management 323
Fisheries Sciences 106
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 32

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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