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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

13 Ranked Colleges
556 Degrees Awarded
$34,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Natural Resources Conservation is the 50th most popular major in the country with 22,202 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the New England region, there were 2,839 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,243 and $27,510 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 556 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the natural resources conservation program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 13 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Yale University is a fairly large school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 168 masters’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 195 masters’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

Tufts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #4 spot on the list. Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeastern, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #5 spot on the list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s conservation degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree conservation students whose families make $0-$30k list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Vermont did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UVM is located in Burlington, Vermont and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

UVM also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Vermont are $33,326.

Full University of Vermont Natural Resources Conservation Report

#7

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Connecticut did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree conservation students whose families make $0-$30k list, UCONN has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Maine did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s conservation degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UMaine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Boston, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Boston are $36,485.

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#10

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts

Clark University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s conservation degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Clark not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clark are $47,730.

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#4 in overall quality

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Durham, New Hampshire. It awarded 15 masters’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#12

Plymouth State University

Plymouth, New Hampshire

With a ranking of #12, Plymouth State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Plymouth State University is a public institution located in Plymouth, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Plymouth State also took the #0 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Plymouth State are $14,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#13

Unity College

Unity, Maine
#9 in overall quality

Unity College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Unity is a private not-for-profit institution located in Unity, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Unity also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Unity are $9,750, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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