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2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$27,114 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,212 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 227 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural resources conservation students who went to a Maine college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Maine to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for conservation students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for conservation majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Natural Resources Conservation

Our analysis found University of Southern Maine to be the best value school for natural resources conservation students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Maine. Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

University of Southern Maine undergraduate students pay an average of $9,904 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, conservation graduates from University of Southern Maine carry an average student debtload of $25,065.

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#2

Unity College

Unity, ME

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Unity College is a great value for natural resources conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Unity is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Unity.

Unity undergraduate students pay an average of $12,640 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

University of Maine

Orono, ME

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMaine undergraduate students pay an average of $11,986 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, conservation majors at UMaine accumulate an average of around $25,111 in student debt.

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#4

Colby College

Waterville, ME

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colby College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. Colby is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Waterville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Colby are $61,220 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colby is ranked #3 for overall quality for conservation in Maine.

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#5

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New England. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. Located in the suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNE are $39,820 per year.

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#6

Bates College

Lewiston, ME

Bates College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. Located in the city of Lewiston, Bates is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Bates undergraduate students pay an average of $59,062 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Bates not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list.

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Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,098
Connecticut 362
New Hampshire 571
Rhode Island 88
Vermont 387

Natural Resources Conservation is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resource Management 2,933
Wildlife Management 2,449
Forestry 2,233
Fisheries Sciences 483
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 151

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 Lynn Betts.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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