2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $48-$75k) in Maryland

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources conservation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resources conservation programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $48-$75k) in Maryland

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Maryland - College Park is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 4 masters’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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 $48-$75k 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 awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s conservation students in 2019-2020.

Goucher also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Goucher College are $9,047, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Goucher College

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $48-$75k)

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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