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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $30-$48k) in Maine

6 Ranked Colleges
249 Degrees Awarded
$16,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor's in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that 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 $30-$48k” 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the natural resources conservation program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $30-$48k) in Maine

#1

Bates College

Lewiston, Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bates College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Lewiston, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s conservation 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. It costs about $9,039 for maine bachelor’s degree conservation students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Bates College.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Bates College Natural Resources Conservation Report

#2

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, Maine

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowdoin College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in Brunswick, Maine, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Bowdoin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. The estimated yearly cost for Bowdoin College is $12,603 for maine bachelor’s degree conservation students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Bowdoin College Natural Resources Conservation Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s conservation students in 2019-2020.

University of Southern Maine also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $9,295 for maine bachelor’s degree conservation students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Southern Maine.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Southern Maine

#4

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #4 spot on the list. UMaine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 45 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

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 $14,458 for maine bachelor’s degree conservation students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%.

Full University of Maine Natural Resources Conservation Report

#5

Unity College

Unity, Maine
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Unity College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k. Unity College is a small school located in Unity, Maine that handed out 7 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Unity also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Unity is $23,841 for maine bachelor’s degree conservation students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Unity

#6

University of New England

Biddeford, Maine

University of New England ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Biddeford, Maine, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s conservation students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine bachelor’s degree conservation students whose families make $30-$48k list, UNE has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $30,029 for maine bachelor’s degree conservation students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UNE.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of New England Natural Resources Conservation Report

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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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