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 Maine” 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 Maine, there were 409 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,692 and $23,464 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 338 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,463 and $30,985 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Maine” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in natural resources and conservation. That schools that top this list have a program in natural resources and conservation in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Maine” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for maine bachelor’s degree natural resources & conservation students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Unity College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Maine. This small school is located in Unity, Maine, and it awarded 95 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colby College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Maine. Colby College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waterville, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Colby College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bates College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Maine. Lewiston, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 26 students 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, 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 Bates College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Maine list. University of Maine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 107 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation 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%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Maine
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowdoin College landed the #5 spot on the list. Brunswick, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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 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%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Bowdoin College
University of Maine at Farmington landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Maine ranking. This small school is located in Farmington, Maine, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Maine at Farmington
University of New England came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Maine ranking. University of New England is located in Biddeford, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
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%.
University of Maine at Presque Isle did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Maine ranking, coming in at #8. Presque Isle, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Maine at Presque Isle
With a ranking of #9, University of Southern Maine did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Maine list. University of Southern Maine is a public institution located in Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Southern Maine
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Maine ranking, coming in at #10. Saint Joseph’s Maine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Standish, Maine. It awarded 3 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Saint Joseph’s Maine
With a ranking of #11, University of Maine at Fort Kent did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Maine list. UMFK is a small public school situated in Fort Kent, Maine. It awarded 1 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at UMFK
Husson University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Maine list. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bangor, Maine. It awarded 2 bachelors’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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 Husson University Natural Resources & Conservation Report
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