by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major in the New England Region” ranking.
Conservation Biology is the 694th most popular major in the country with 309 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 49 conservation biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 conservation biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in conservation biology. That schools that top this list have a program in conservation biology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree conservation biology students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Unity College landed the #1 spot on the list. Unity College is located in Unity, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s conservation biology degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Anselm College landed the #2 spot on the list. St. Anselm College is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s conservation biology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #3 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s conservation biology degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Providence College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major in the New England Region. Providence College is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s conservation biology degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Bridgeport. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major in the New England Region list. Bridgeport, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s conservation biology degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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