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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

6 Ranked Colleges
249 Degrees Awarded
$14,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor's in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 22,202 people earned their degree in natural resources conservation, making the major the 50th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, natural resources conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,654 and had an average of $25,969 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 294 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,350 and $32,378 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 249 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,256 and $26,111 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in natural resources conservation. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great natural resources conservation programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the natural resources conservation program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine bachelor’s degree conservation students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

#1

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, Maine

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowdoin College landed the #1 spot on the list. Bowdoin is a small school located in Brunswick, Maine that handed out 37 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Bowdoin also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Bowdoin is $5,626 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree Conservation students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Bowdoin Natural Resources Conservation Report

#2

Bates College

Lewiston, Maine

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bates College landed the #2 spot on the list. Lewiston, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s conservation degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bates, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bates College is $4,618 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree Conservation students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Bates College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 23 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Southern Maine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Southern Maine is $8,753 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree Conservation students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at University of Southern Maine

#4

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k. UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

UMaine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Maine is $13,989 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree Conservation students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at University of Maine

#5

Unity College

Unity, Maine
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Unity College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k list. Unity College is located in Unity, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Unity, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $21,833 for maine bachelor’s degree conservation students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Unity.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Unity College

#6

University of New England

Biddeford, Maine

University of New England did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. UNE is a medium-sized school located in Biddeford, Maine that handed out 13 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UNE also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend UNE is $29,294 for maine bachelor’s degree conservation students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 at UNE

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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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