by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Most Well Attended Conservation Major in Maryland for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 22,254 people earned their degree in natural resources conservation, making the major the 49th most popular in the United States. 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 Maryland, there were 430 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,059 and $20,385 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 408 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,642 and $26,517 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Conservation Major in Maryland for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources conservation. To top this list, a school must have a successful natural resources conservation program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Conservation Major in Maryland for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland Global Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Conservation Major in Maryland for a Bachelor’s. University of Maryland Global Campus is a large public school situated in Adelphi, Maryland. It awarded 86 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Conservation Major in Maryland for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Maryland - College Park is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, 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 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at University of Maryland - College Park
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salisbury University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Conservation Major in Maryland for a Bachelor’s list. Salisbury University is a medium-sized school located in Salisbury, Maryland that handed out 52 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 Salisbury University Natural Resources Conservation Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Conservation Major in Maryland for a Bachelor’s. Located in Towson, Maryland, this large public school awarded 51 degrees to qualified bachelors’s conservation students 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Mary’s College of Maryland. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Conservation Major in Maryland for a Bachelor’s. SMCM is a small public school situated in St. Mary’s City, Maryland. It awarded 47 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Maryland - Baltimore County did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Conservation Major in Maryland for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Full University of Maryland - Baltimore County Natural Resources Conservation Report
Washington College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Conservation Major in Maryland for a Bachelor’s ranking. Washington College is located in Chestertown, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Washington College Natural Resources Conservation Report
McDaniel College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Conservation Major in Maryland for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Westminster, Maryland, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at McDaniel College
Johns Hopkins University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Conservation Major in Maryland for a Bachelor’s ranking. Johns Hopkins University is a large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 17 bachelors’s conservation 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 1.3% 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 Johns Hopkins University
With a ranking of #10, Stevenson University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Conservation Major in Maryland for a Bachelor’s list. Stevenson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stevenson, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
With a ranking of #11, Goucher College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Conservation Major in Maryland for a Bachelor’s list. Goucher College is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 Goucher College
University of Baltimore came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Conservation Major in Maryland for a Bachelor’s ranking. UB is a small public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 6 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Baltimore
Hood College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Conservation Major in Maryland for a Bachelor’s list. Hood is located in Frederick, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Hood College
Frostburg State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Conservation Major in Maryland for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. Frostburg State is a small school located in Frostburg, Maryland that handed out 2 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Mount St Mary’s University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Conservation Major in Maryland for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Emmitsburg, Maryland, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Mount St Mary’s University Natural Resources Conservation Report
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