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

Natural Resources Conservation is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #56 most popular master's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 282 master's degrees in natural resources conservation to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Natural Resources Conservation School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of natural resources conservation for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality conservation program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on natural resources conservation students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of natural resources conservation students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for natural resources conservation to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• 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 schools for natural resources conservation students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in natural resources conservation.

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Master's in Conservation

1

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

168 Annual Graduates

$58,733 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in natural resources conservation has to take a look at Harvard University. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.

Natural Resources Conservation master's degree recipients from Harvard University get an earnings boost of about $9,739 over the average income of natural resources conservation majors.

More information about a master’s in natural resources conservation from Harvard University

2

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

24 Annual Graduates

Northeastern University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in natural resources conservation. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in natural resources conservation from Northeastern University

3

Tufts University
Medford, MA

7 Annual Graduates

Tufts University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a master's degree in natural resources conservation. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in natural resources conservation from Tufts University

4

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

22 Annual Graduates

$43,601 Median Starting Salary

University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great option for students interested in a master's degree in natural resources conservation. UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Amherst.

Students who graduate with their master's from the conservation program state that they receive average early career earnings of $43,601.

More information about a master’s in natural resources conservation from University of Massachusetts Amherst

5

Clark University
Worcester, MA

39 Annual Graduates

$44,649 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Worcester, Clark is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Soon after graduation, conservation master's recipients typically make an average of $44,649 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in natural resources conservation from Clark University

5

University of Massachusetts - Boston
Boston, MA

12 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in natural resources conservation from University of Massachusetts - Boston

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
Connecticut	153	130
Rhode Island	127	0
New Hampshire	108	67
Vermont	91	17
Maine	90	27

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Rankings in Majors Related to Conservation

One of 5 majors within the Natural Resources & Conservation area of study, Natural Resources Conservation has other similar majors worth exploring.

Conservation Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Environmental Studies	209
Environmental Science	51
Natural Resources/Conservation, General	22

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.