by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 100 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources and conservation. To top this list, a school must have a successful natural resources and conservation program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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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 “Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region natural resources & conservation students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region. SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 303 ’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 100 schools in the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Burlington, Vermont, and it awarded 290 ’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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 258 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 100 schools in the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #4 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 157 ’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 89%. 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 full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Out of the 100 schools in the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 150 ’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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University of Maine came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking. UMaine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 143 ’s 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 more about Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Maine
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Durham, New Hampshire. It awarded 139 ’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Natural Resources & Conservation Report
University of Rhode Island did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of Rhode Island is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 131 ’s degrees 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #9, Unity College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region list. Located in Unity, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 123 diplomas to qualified ’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. University of Connecticut is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 120 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Northeastern University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 92 ’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 97%. 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%.
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University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #12. UMass Boston is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 71 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Massachusetts - Boston Natural Resources & Conservation Report
With a ranking of #13, Clark University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region list. Clark University is a small school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 59 ’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Antioch University - New England did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Keene, New Hampshire, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 70 diplomas to qualified ’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 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 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Tufts University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region list. Tufts University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Medford, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 51 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.
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Middlebury College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #16. Middlebury College is located in Middlebury, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 ’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
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 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #16, Colby College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region list. Colby College is located in Waterville, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 ’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
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 freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.
Dartmouth College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region list. Located in Hanover, New Hampshire, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 40 degrees to qualified ’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #19, Boston College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region list. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Westfield State University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking. Westfield is a medium-sized school located in Westfield, Massachusetts that handed out 38 ’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%.
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Massachusetts Maritime Academy came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking. Massachusetts Maritime Academy is a small public school situated in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. It awarded 38 ’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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Massachusetts Maritime Academy
University of Massachusetts - Lowell came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a fairly large public school situated in Lowell, Massachusetts. It awarded 35 ’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Brown University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Wesleyan University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region ranking. Wesleyan U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Middletown, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Brandeis University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region list. Brandeis University is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 ’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
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Saint Michael’s College ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Natural Resources & Conservation Major in the New England Region list. Located in Colchester, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 30 degrees to qualified ’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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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