by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Most Well Attended Conservation Major in Maine for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Maine, there were 227 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,085 and $21,895 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,717 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Conservation Major in Maine for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 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.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Conservation Major in Maine for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Conservation Major in Maine for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Unity College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Conservation Major in Maine for a Master’s list. Unity College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Unity, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Conservation Major in Maine for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #2 spot on the list. UMaine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
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