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2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region

11 Ranked Colleges
53 Degrees Awarded
$37,000 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 30,503 people earned their degree in natural resources and conservation, making the major the 25th most popular in the United States. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 53 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,293 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered 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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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree natural resources & conservation students.

Top 11 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in the New England Region

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Antioch University - New England
Keene, New Hampshire

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Antioch University - New England. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region list. Keene, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 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 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Antioch University - New England Natural Resources & Conservation Report

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University of Maine
Orono, Maine

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region. University of Maine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s 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%.

Full University of Maine Natural Resources & Conservation Report

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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 15 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at Yale

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region. University of Vermont is a fairly large school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 6 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Vermont

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Durham, New Hampshire. It awarded 5 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at UMass Amherst

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University of Massachusetts - Boston ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Full University of Massachusetts - Boston Natural Resources & Conservation Report

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. UCONN is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 2 doctorate’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 93%. 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%.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Connecticut

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Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts

Northeastern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Northeastern

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Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

Brown University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region list. Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 Brown

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region list. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school awarded 131 degrees to qualified doctorate’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 URI

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