by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Maine for a Master’s” 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 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 “Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Maine for a Master’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resources and conservation. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular natural resources and conservation programs in the United States.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The natural resources & conservation school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Maine for a Master’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Maine for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Unity College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Maine for a Master’s. This small school is located in Unity, Maine, and it awarded 25 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Maine for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
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 University of Maine
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Maine for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New England landed the #3 spot on the list. Biddeford, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at University of New England
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