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2021 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region

14 Colleges
2,390 Bachelor's Degrees
$33,177 Avg Cost*

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Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region

This year's Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer a bachelor's in natural resources & conservation. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resources & conservation programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the natural resources & conservation program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region

Check out the natural resources & conservation programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Unity College
New Gloucester, ME

Unity College has taken the #1 spot in this year's natural resources & conservation ranking for non-traditional students. Unity is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of New Gloucester. Unity also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in the New England Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at Unity is lower than is typical, just 2.6% of students default in three years. 2,366 students at Unity are exclusively online. There are roughly 261 part time students in attendance at Unity.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Unity College

2

University of Maine landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best natural resources & conservation schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMaine has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in the New England Region ranking.

About 1.7% of UMaine students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,820 students take at least one class online at UMaine. 3,614 of UMaine students are attending part time.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Maine Report

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University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Vermont. UVM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Burlington. UVM also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in the New England Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at UVM is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,390 students at UVM that take at least one class online. 1,286 of UVM students are attending part time.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Vermont Report

4

Our rankings recognize University of New Hampshire - Main Campus as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UNH has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in the New England Region ranking.

About 1.0% of UNH students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,625 students at UNH that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,355 part time students in attendance at UNH.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Rhode Island. URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston. URI not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in the New England Region list.

About 1.5% of URI students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,504 students at URI that take at least one class online. About 2,982 of the students at URI are attending part time.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Rhode Island

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Massachusetts Maritime Academy landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best natural resources & conservation schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize suburb of Buzzards Bay, Maritime is a public school with a small student population. Maritime not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in the New England Region list.

About 1.0% of Maritime students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 99 students take at least one class online at Maritime. 35 students are part time.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Massachusetts Maritime Academy

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Massachusetts Amherst. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst. UMass Amherst also made our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in the New England Region list, coming in at #5.

The student loan default rate at UMass Amherst is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. 4,105 of UMass Amherst students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 6,786 part time students in attendance at UMass Amherst.

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University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best natural resources & conservation schools for non-traditional students. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boston.

About 2.0% of UMass Boston students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,088 students take at least one class online at UMass Boston. 4,332 of UMass Boston students are attending part time.

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Westfield State University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best natural resources & conservation schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Westfield, Westfield is a public college with a small student population.

The student loan default rate at Westfield is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,052 students take at least one class online at Westfield. 1,138 of Westfield students are attending part time.

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Southern New Hampshire University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best natural resources & conservation schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. 138,672 students at SNHU are exclusively online. 102,147 of SNHU students are attending part time.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Southern New Hampshire University

Best for Non-Traditional Students Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students natural resources & conservation colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 726
New Hampshire 524
Vermont 379
Maine 338
Rhode Island 165
Connecticut 204

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*Avg Cost is for the top 14 schools only.

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