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 Master’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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 54 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,717 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Maine” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resources and conservation. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in natural resources and conservation.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Maine” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for maine master’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 Master’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Maine list. Unity is a small school located in Unity, Maine that handed out 25 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Unity
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Maine list. UMaine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 25 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Maine Natural Resources & Conservation Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New England. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Maine list. UNE is a private not-for-profit institution located in Biddeford, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
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