2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, natural resource management was ranked #178 in the country. In fact 2,933 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for resource management students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Featured Resource Management Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
BS in Environmental Science - Natural Resources & Conservation
Develop a broad-based interdisciplinary skill set to solve complex environmental problems like climate change, alternative energy and sustainability with a specialized online degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Natural Resource Management
Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best value school in the New England Region for natural resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 per year.
Harvard did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great value for natural resource management students working on their graduate certificate. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCONN are $42,237 a year.
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Request InformationBest Natural Resource Management Colleges by State
Explore the best natural resource management colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 15 |
| Connecticut | 26 |
| New Hampshire | 24 |
| Maine | 49 |
| Rhode Island | 49 |
| Vermont | 12 |
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Natural Resource Management Related Majors for Resource Management
One of 5 majors within the area of study, natural resource management has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Resource Management
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation | 22,254 |
| Wildlife Management | 2,449 |
| Forestry | 2,233 |
| Fisheries Sciences | 483 |
| Natural Resources Conservation (Other) | 151 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Brian M. Powell.
More about our data sources and methodologies.