2024 Best Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Maine

If you plan on getting your master's degree in natural resources conservation, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #56 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Maine to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of natural resources conservation. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 27 master's degrees in natural resources conservation during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to natural resources conservation students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other natural resources conservation students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt natural resources conservation students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized natural resources conservation related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for natural resources conservation students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Natural Resources Conservation Schools

The conservation school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Maine.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Natural Resources Conservation in Maine

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in natural resources conservation.

Top Maine Schools for a Master's in Conservation

1

Unity College
New Gloucester, ME

18 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Unity College if you wish to pursue a master's degree in natural resources conservation. Unity is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of New Gloucester.More information about a master’s in natural resources conservation from Unity College

2

University of Maine
Orono, ME

9 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Maine if you wish to pursue a master's degree in natural resources conservation. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in natural resources conservation from University of Maine

Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	222	282
Connecticut	153	130
Rhode Island	127	0
New Hampshire	108	67
Vermont	91	17

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Natural Resources Conservation Related Rankings by Major

Natural Resources Conservation is one of 5 different types of Natural Resources & Conservation programs to choose from.

Conservation Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Natural Resources/Conservation, General	16
Environmental Science	11

Majors Similar to Conservation

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Forestry	13
Natural Resource Management	7
Fisheries Sciences	4
Wildlife Management	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts. More about our data sources and methodologies.