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2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $75-$110k

4 Ranked Colleges
355 Degrees Awarded
$22,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor's in Vermont For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Vermont For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that 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 Vermont, there were 388 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,367 and $31,584 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 355 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources conservation. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resources conservation programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Vermont For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $75-$110k) in Vermont

#1

Middlebury College

Middlebury, Vermont

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlebury College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Middlebury, Vermont, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Middlebury also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Middlebury College is $20,468 for Vermont Bachelor’s Degree Conservation students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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. The low student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.

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#2

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #2 spot on the list. UVM is a fairly large public school situated in Burlington, Vermont. It awarded 240 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UVM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Vermont is $21,595 for vermont bachelor’s degree conservation students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at University of Vermont

#3

Saint Michael's College

Colchester, Vermont

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Michael’s College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $75-$110k list. Saint Michael’s College is located in Colchester, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Saint Michael’s, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Saint Michael’s is $27,324 for vermont bachelor’s degree conservation students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Saint Michael’s

#4

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Vermont University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $75-$110k list. Northern Vermont University is a public institution located in Johnson, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Vermont University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Vermont University is $19,324 for vermont bachelor’s degree conservation students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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