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. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 309 people earned their degree in conservation biology, making the major the 694th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 49 conservation biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Unity College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major in the New England Region list. Unity is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Unity, Maine. It awarded 6 ’s conservation biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools 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. Located in Manchester, New Hampshire, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified ’s conservation biology students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major in the New England Region. Medford, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s conservation biology degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Connecticut State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Danbury, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s conservation biology degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major in the New England Region. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 14 ’s conservation biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Connecticut ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major in the New England Region list. UCONN is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Providence College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major in the New England Region ranking. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s conservation biology degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Bridgeport came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major in the New England Region ranking. UBridgeport is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s conservation biology degrees to qualified students.
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