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Best Natural Resources Colleges in California

47 four-year colleges in California offer natural resources programs. These rank highest by graduate earnings, using official federal data.

#1A+

Harvey Mudd College

Claremont, CA · Private nonprofit

Highly SelectiveTop Earnings
$35,924
Net price
13%
Admit rate
921
Enrolled
#2A+

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA · Private nonprofit

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$50,062
Net price
48%
Admit rate
6,552
Enrolled
#3A+

Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, CA · Private nonprofit

Highly SelectiveTop Earnings
$28,849
Net price
10%
Admit rate
1,388
Enrolled
#4A+

Northeastern University Oakland

Oakland, CA · Private nonprofit

Highly SelectiveTop Earnings
$25,181
Net price
17%
Admit rate
464
Enrolled
#5A+

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit

Highly SelectiveTop Earnings
$32,740
Net price
10%
Admit rate
20,443
Enrolled
#6A+

University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA · Public

Highly SelectiveTop Earnings
$13,481
Net price
11%
Admit rate
33,068
Enrolled
#7A+

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA · Public

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$16,665
Net price
31%
Admit rate
21,996
Enrolled
#8B+

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$41,431
Net price
62%
Admit rate
5,287
Enrolled
#9A-

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA · Private nonprofit

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$30,365
Net price
52%
Admit rate
5,671
Enrolled
#10A+

University of California-San Diego

La Jolla, CA · Public

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$12,470
Net price
27%
Admit rate
34,948
Enrolled
#11A+

University of California-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA · Public

Highly SelectiveTop Earnings
$12,548
Net price
9%
Admit rate
33,475
Enrolled
#12A

University of California-Davis

Davis, CA · Public

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$14,741
Net price
42%
Admit rate
32,253
Enrolled
#13A+

University of California-Irvine

Irvine, CA · Public

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$14,251
Net price
29%
Admit rate
30,197
Enrolled
#14B-

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA · Public

Top EarningsBest Value
$13,760
Net price
85%
Admit rate
27,601
Enrolled
#15B-

Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga, CA · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$30,378
Net price
87%
Admit rate
1,947
Enrolled
#16A-

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$48,381
Net price
45%
Admit rate
7,094
Enrolled
#17A+

Pomona College

Claremont, CA · Private nonprofit

Highly SelectiveTop Earnings
$19,285
Net price
7%
Admit rate
1,666
Enrolled
#18A-

Scripps College

Claremont, CA · Private nonprofit

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$36,294
Net price
38%
Admit rate
1,113
Enrolled
#19A-

Occidental College

Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$38,263
Net price
44%
Admit rate
1,877
Enrolled
#20A

University of California-Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA · Public

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$16,109
Net price
33%
Admit rate
23,113
Enrolled
#21B-

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$30,031
Net price
83%
Admit rate
2,049
Enrolled
#22C-

California State University-East Bay

Hayward, CA · Public

Top EarningsBest Value
$9,320
Net price
97%
Admit rate
9,809
Enrolled
#23B

Chapman University

Orange, CA · Private nonprofit

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$46,555
Net price
65%
Admit rate
7,478
Enrolled
#24A

Pitzer College

Claremont, CA · Private nonprofit

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$34,191
Net price
25%
Admit rate
1,227
Enrolled
#25B-

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$30,109
Net price
76%
Admit rate
2,296
Enrolled
#26B

University of California-Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA · Public

Top Earnings
$17,890
Net price
66%
Admit rate
17,940
Enrolled
#27C-

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA · Public

Top EarningsBest Value
$12,278
Net price
96%
Admit rate
18,639
Enrolled
#28B-

University of California-Riverside

Riverside, CA · Public

Top EarningsBest Value
$14,304
Net price
76%
Admit rate
22,593
Enrolled
#29C

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA · Public

Top EarningsBest Value
$12,885
Net price
93%
Admit rate
5,166
Enrolled
#30B+

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA · Public

Large Campus
$15,364
Net price
36%
Admit rate
35,377
Enrolled