2021 Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
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Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a bachelor's in conservation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resources conservation programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the natural resources conservation program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying conservation.
Top 10 Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Massachusetts Amherst tops the 2021 list of our schools in the New England Region that are best for non-traditional natural resources conservation students. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the New England Region ranking.
About 0.9% of UMass Amherst students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,105 of UMass Amherst students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 6,786 part time students in attendance at UMass Amherst.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UNH has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the New England Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. There are approximately 3,625 students at UNH that take at least one class online. 1,355 students are part time.
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University of Vermont earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. UVM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Burlington. UVM also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the New England Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at UVM is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,390 students take at least one class online at UVM. About 1,286 of the students at UVM are attending part time.
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Massachusetts Maritime Academy comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Buzzards Bay, Maritime is a public school with a small student population. Maritime also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the New England Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Maritime is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 99 students take at least one class online at Maritime. About 35 of the students at Maritime are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Massachusetts - Boston as the #5 school in this year's rankings. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the large city of Boston.
The student loan default rate at UMass Boston is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,088 students take at least one class online at UMass Boston. 4,332 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Westfield State University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Westfield, Westfield is a public college with a small student population.
About 1.3% of Westfield students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,052 students take at least one class online at Westfield. There are roughly 1,138 part time students in attendance at Westfield.
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Southern New Hampshire University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The student loan default rate at SNHU is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. 138,672 students at SNHU are exclusively online. About 102,147 of the students at SNHU are attending part time.
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Northeastern University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best natural resources conservation schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Northeastern has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the New England Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 7,987 students take at least one class online at Northeastern. There are roughly 1,267 part time students in attendance at Northeastern.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Connecticut. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs. UCONN also made our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in the New England Region list, coming in at #6.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 11,648 students at UCONN that take at least one class online. 3,257 students are part time.
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Plymouth State University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Plymouth State is a small public school located in the remote town of Plymouth.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. There are approximately 2,045 students at Plymouth State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 479 part time students in attendance at Plymouth State.
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