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2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region

4 Ranked Colleges
187 Degrees Awarded
$21,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Natural Resources/Conservation, General is the 240th most popular major in the country with 2,750 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 283 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 187 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources/conservation, general. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resources/conservation, general programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the natural resources/conservation, general program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General in the New England Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. Located in Durham, New Hampshire, this fairly large public school awarded 47 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general students in 2019-2020.

UNH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $24,067 for new england region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students per year to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

The low 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 92 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $22,501 for new england region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students per year to attend UMass Amherst.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Natural Resources/Conservation, General Report

#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Connecticut is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees to qualified students.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $22,012 for new england region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students per year to attend University of Connecticut.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Natural Resources/Conservation, General at University of Connecticut

#4

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #4 spot on the list. UVM is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UVM also took the #4 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Vermont is $18,982 for new england region bachelor’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Vermont Natural Resources/Conservation, General Report

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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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