2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Maryland, there were 434 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,514 and $27,885 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland master’s degree conservation students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $30-$48k) in Maryland

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k list. UMCP is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at UMCP

#2

Goucher College

Baltimore, Maryland

$9,047 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Goucher College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s conservation students in 2019-2020.

Goucher not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Goucher are $9,047, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Goucher Natural Resources Conservation Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $30-$48k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts.

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