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2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

12 Ranked Colleges
556 Degrees Awarded
$33,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master's in the New England Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 the New England Region” 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 the New England region, there were 2,839 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,243 and $27,510 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 556 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 12 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.

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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Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region.

Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the New England Region

#1

Unity College

Unity, Maine
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Unity College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. Located in Unity, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 19 degrees to qualified masters’s conservation students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree conservation students list, Unity has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Unity are $9,750.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. UNH is a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNH Natural Resources Conservation Report

#3

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. Northeastern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 7 masters’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Northeastern University

#4

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#10 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #4 spot on the list. UMaine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at University of Maine

#5

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 18 masters’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#6

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#7 in overall quality

University of Vermont did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Burlington, Vermont, this fairly large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s conservation students in 2019-2020.

UVM also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Vermont are $33,326.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Vermont

#7

Antioch University - New England

Keene, New Hampshire

Antioch University - New England ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Antioch University - New England is a small school located in Keene, New Hampshire that handed out 49 masters’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Antioch University - New England did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Antioch University - New England are $24,934, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Antioch University - New England

#8

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

University of Connecticut came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 7 masters’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree conservation students list, UCONN has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at University of Connecticut

#9

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

Yale University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 168 masters’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

Yale also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston, Massachusetts
#11 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Boston came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. University of Massachusetts - Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

UMass Boston also took the #11 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Massachusetts - Boston

#11

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts

Clark University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. Clark is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree conservation students list, Clark has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clark University are $47,730.

Full Clark University Natural Resources Conservation Report

#12

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #12, Harvard University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Harvard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 195 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harvard, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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