2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Ecology is the 384th most popular major in the country with 1,130 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 190 ecology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 9 ecology graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in ecology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent ecology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the ecology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Ecology (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - Riverside

Riverside, California

$28,686 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Riverside, California, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s ecology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCR, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Ecology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Riverside are $28,686, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Ecology at UCR

#2

University of California - Davis

Davis, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ecology degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also took the #1 spot in our “Best Ecology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700.

Read full report on Ecology at UC Davis

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Ecology (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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