2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in New Hampshire

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in New Hampshire” 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 New Hampshire, there were 592 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,220 and $30,701 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 67 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,323 and $42,175 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in New Hampshire” 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in New Hampshire” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in New Hampshire

#1

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

Durham, New Hampshire

#1 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 #1 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in New Hampshire. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 15 masters’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at UNH

#2

Antioch University - New England

Keene, New Hampshire

#2 in overall quality

$24,934 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$35,701 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Antioch University - New England. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in New Hampshire list. This small school is located in Keene, New Hampshire, and it awarded 49 masters’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Antioch University - New England not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Antioch University - New England are $24,934, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Antioch University - New England Natural Resources Conservation Report

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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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