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2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Hampshire

8 Ranked Colleges
481 Degrees Awarded
$27,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor's in New Hampshire

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Hampshire” ranking.

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 New Hampshire, there were 592 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,220 and $30,701 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 481 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,910 and $24,324 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Hampshire” ranking looked at 8 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 New Hampshire”.

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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Hampshire

The colleges and universities below are the best for new hampshire bachelor’s degree conservation students.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in New Hampshire

#1

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, New Hampshire

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the #1 spot on the list. SNHU is a large school located in Manchester, New Hampshire that handed out 267 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SNHU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” ranking. It costs about $41,095 for New Hampshire Bachelor’s Degree Conservation students per year to attend SNHU.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at SNHU

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Hampshire. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 80 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH also took the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is $24,067 for new hampshire bachelor’s degree conservation students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

#3

Plymouth State University

Plymouth, New Hampshire

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, Plymouth State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Plymouth State University is a public institution located in Plymouth, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Plymouth State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Plymouth State University is $19,316 for new hampshire bachelor’s degree conservation students.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Plymouth State University

#4

Keene State College

Keene, New Hampshire

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keene State College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Hampshire list. Keene State College is a small school located in Keene, New Hampshire that handed out 22 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Keene State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” ranking. It costs about $19,394 for new hampshire bachelor’s degree conservation students per year to attend Keene State.

Full Keene State College Natural Resources Conservation Report

#5

New England College

Henniker, New Hampshire

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, New England College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Henniker, New Hampshire, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

NEC also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend NEC is $29,082 for New Hampshire Bachelor’s Degree Conservation students.

Full NEC Natural Resources Conservation Report

#6

Franklin Pierce University

Rindge, New Hampshire

With a ranking of #6, Franklin Pierce University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Hampshire list. Franklin Pierce is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rindge, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Franklin Pierce did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” list. The estimated yearly cost for Franklin Pierce University is $27,617 for new hampshire bachelor’s degree conservation students.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Franklin Pierce University

#7

Colby - Sawyer College

New London, New Hampshire

Colby - Sawyer College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Hampshire ranking. Colby - Sawyer is a private not-for-profit institution located in New London, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Colby - Sawyer did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” list. It costs about $26,983 for New Hampshire Bachelor’s Degree Conservation students per year to attend Colby - Sawyer.

The low student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Colby - Sawyer College

#8

Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire

Dartmouth College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Hampshire ranking. Hanover, New Hampshire is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s conservation degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

Dartmouth also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Dartmouth is $33,574 for new hampshire bachelor’s degree conservation students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Dartmouth College

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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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