by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Natural Resources & Conservation is the 25th most popular major in the country with 30,503 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, natural resources and conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,158 and had an average of $23,267 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 3,157 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,247 and $23,890 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,336 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 83 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources and conservation. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in natural resources and conservation.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Unity College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Unity, Maine, and it awarded 95 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Maritime Academy. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region list. Maritime is a small school located in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts that handed out 38 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 Massachusetts Maritime Academy
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region. University of Vermont is a fairly large public school situated in Burlington, Vermont. It awarded 269 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colby College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region. Colby is located in Waterville, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 83 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Michael’s College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Colchester, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
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 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Saint Michael’s College
Middlebury College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Middlebury College is a small school located in Middlebury, Vermont that handed out 46 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Middlebury
Bates College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking. Bates College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lewiston, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.
Colby - Sawyer College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in New London, New Hampshire, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Colby - Sawyer
University of Maine ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 107 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
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 UMaine
Hampshire College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking. Hampshire is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 8 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Hampshire College
Wellesley College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking. Wellesley College is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bowdoin College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Brunswick, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Full Bowdoin College Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Bennington College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking. Bennington College is a small school located in Bennington, Vermont that handed out 8 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Bennington College Natural Resources & Conservation Report
Franklin Pierce University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking. Franklin Pierce University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rindge, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Franklin Pierce
Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. This small school is located in Middletown, Connecticut, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Wesleyan University
Westfield State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Westfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Westfield State University Natural Resources & Conservation Report
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking. UNH is a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 114 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Keene State College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking. Keene, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Keene State College
With a ranking of #19, Mount Holyoke College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in South Hadley, Massachusetts, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. 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.
Amherst College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Amherst College
Trinity College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #21. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 15 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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. 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%.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Trinity Bantams
Bard College at Simon’s Rock did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #21. Simon’s Rock is a small school located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts that handed out 3 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Simon’s Rock
Castleton University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking. Castleton University is a small school located in Castleton, Vermont that handed out 10 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Castleton University
With a ranking of #24, University of Rhode Island did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 104 bachelors’s natural resources and 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Stonehill College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #25. Stonehill College is a small school located in Easton, Massachusetts that handed out 15 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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