2022 Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making Over $110k

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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 Maine, there were 294 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,350 and $32,378 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,633 and $49,829 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income Over $110k) in Maine

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

$28,352 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s conservation students in 2019-2020.

UMaine also took the #0 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMaine Natural Resources Conservation Report

#2

Unity College

Unity, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$9,750 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Unity College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Unity, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 19 degrees to qualified masters’s conservation students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Unity, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Unity College are $9,750, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Unity College

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income Over $110k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income Over $110k)

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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