by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources/Conservation, General Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,834 people earned their degree in natural resources/conservation, general, making the major the 245th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 279 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 77 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources/Conservation, General Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in natural resources/conservation, general. That schools that top this list have a program in natural resources/conservation, general 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 master’s degree natural resources/conservation, general students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources/Conservation, General Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Unity College landed the #1 spot on the list. Unity is a small school located in Unity, Maine that handed out 16 masters’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources/Conservation, General Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Burlington, Vermont, and it awarded 15 masters’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Read full report on Natural Resources/Conservation, General at UVM
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources/Conservation, General Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. UNH is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 17 masters’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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.
Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Natural Resources/Conservation, General Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources/Conservation, General Major in the New England Region list. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 22 masters’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Natural Resources/Conservation, General Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources/Conservation, General Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 7 masters’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Natural Resources/Conservation, General at University of Connecticut
Harvard University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources/Conservation, General Major in the New England Region list. Harvard is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 9 masters’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Natural Resources/Conservation, General at Harvard
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