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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the New England Region

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523 Degrees Awarded
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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the New England Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Natural Resources Conservation is the 49th most popular major in the country with 22,254 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, natural resources conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,963 and had an average of $23,098 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 2,740 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,851 and $23,465 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 523 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 21 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resources conservation. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in natural resources conservation.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the New England Region

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

Top 21 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the New England Region

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Antioch University - New England
Keene, New Hampshire

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Antioch University - New England. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the New England Region. Antioch University - New England is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Keene, New Hampshire. It awarded 44 masters’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Antioch University - New England

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Unity College
Unity, Maine

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Unity College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the New England Region. Located in Unity, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 degrees to qualified masters’s conservation students in 2020-2021.

Full Unity College Natural Resources Conservation Report

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SIT Graduate Institute
Brattleboro, Vermont

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SIT Graduate Institute. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the New England Region. SIT is a small school located in Brattleboro, Vermont that handed out 2 masters’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at SIT

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Clark University
Worcester, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the New England Region list. Clark is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 masters’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Clark Natural Resources Conservation Report

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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the New England Region. Yale University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 115 masters’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Yale University

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Harvard University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking. Harvard is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 168 masters’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Harvard

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Plymouth State University
Plymouth, New Hampshire

With a ranking of #7, Plymouth State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the New England Region list. Plymouth, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s conservation degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

Full Plymouth State Natural Resources Conservation Report

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

University of Vermont landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Vermont is a fairly large public school situated in Burlington, Vermont. It awarded 15 masters’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Vermont

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at UNH

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University of New Haven
West Haven, Connecticut

University of New Haven came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking. West Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s conservation degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of New Haven

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University of Maine
Orono, Maine

University of Maine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #11. University of Maine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad 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 University of Maine

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University of Massachusetts - Boston came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking. UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

Full University of Massachusetts - Boston Natural Resources Conservation Report

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Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts

Northeastern University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking. Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 Northeastern University

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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 22 masters’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Natural Resources Conservation Report

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the New England Region list. Lowell, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s conservation degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Massachusetts - Lowell Natural Resources Conservation Report

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Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

Tufts University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking. Tufts University is a fairly large school located in Medford, Massachusetts that handed out 7 masters’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Tufts

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #17. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s conservation degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UCONN Natural Resources Conservation Report

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Southern Connecticut State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking. Southern Connecticut State University is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at SCSU

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Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

Brown University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking. Brown University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 32 masters’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Brown

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Lesley University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #18, Lesley University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 5 masters’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.

Full Lesley University Natural Resources Conservation Report

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 27 masters’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Rhode Island Natural Resources Conservation Report

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